Centre for Social Research and its Director receive global recognition

Dr Ranjana Kumari, the director of a prominent women’s rights organisation, Centre for Social Research, has been included among the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy for 2019 in Apolitical’s second annual list alongside people such as Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Caren Grown and Michelle Obama. The list was announced today.

The list was created from over 9000 nominations from governments, international organizations and academia, including UN Women, Women Deliver, Women in Global Health, the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council, Harvard, and the Gates Foundation.

Last year`s list was shared by Justin Trudeau, the World Bank, the UN and the Malala Fund — among others — and was widely covered by news outlets all over the world.

Dr. Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research said: “It’s an honour to be among the 100 most influential people in gender policy. I congratulate all the winners and nominees. The Apolitical list is proof that thousands of people are working tirelessly for gender justice globally. There is a lot of good work happening all around the globe, and there is a lot more that needs to be done to make this world an equitable place for women.”

 All on the list have been recognized for their pioneering work in gender policy in government, politics, academia, philanthropy, international organizations, NGOs and advocacy.

Dr.Kumari has dedicated her life to empowering women across the South Asia region. She went to school in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Her paternal grandfather, a freedom fighter, Pandit Vishwanath Sharma, was the founder member of the famous Kashi Vidyapith of Varanasi, which was the first modern University organized by Indians in British India. After finishing her schooling, she moved to Delhi and did her MA, M.Phil and Ph.D. in Political Science from Jawahar Lal Nehru University.

Apolitical is a global internet platform established in 2015, which links a network for public servants in more than 120 countries in a way that allows them to share ideas and solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.

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