Kate Grantham

Dr. Kate Grantham is a Research Associate at McGill University’s Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID). She is also Managing Editor of the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) Research Series, which is a partnership between ISID and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Her research – which has been funded by SSHRC, Universities Canada, and Global Affairs Canada (formerly CIDA) – is focused on gender and development, women’s economic empowerment, microfinance, sex trade work, and the role of women’s NGOs as intermediaries in development. Kate has also taught graduate and undergraduate-level courses on gender, women’s empowerment, and feminist approaches to international development at University of Ottawa and at Huron University College in London, Ontario. She has worked as a research and policy consultant for organizations including, Oxfam Canada, Universities Canada, and the IDRC.