Marya Hillesland

Marya is currently a Research Officer in Development Economics at Oxford Department of International Development, where her research centres on intrahousehold decision-making around water issues. Prior to this post, she worked at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, where her work focused on gender analysis and statistics, women’s empowerment, food security, and social inclusion issues in agriculture.  She holds a Ph.D. in economics from American University in Washington, DC.