Jessica Woodroffe is director of the Gender and Development Network, a U.K. based coalition of over 100 NGOs and experts, which works in partnership with women’s rights organizations internationally to advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. Her nearly 30 years’ experience of research and advocacy covers gender equality, international financial institutions, and economic empowerment issues in roles such as director of policy and campaigns at ActionAid UK, head of policy and campaigns at the World Development Movement, and policy officer at Christian Aid.