Diane Elson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Diane Elson

British academic

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Bedworth, England, United Kingdom

Profession: economist, university teacher, sociologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Diane Rosemary Elson (born 20 April 1946) is a British economist, sociologist and gender and development social scientist.
She is Professor Emerita of sociology at the University of Essex and a former Professor of development studies at the University of Manchester.She is noted for her work on issues of development and human rights.
A theme in her more recent work is gender inequality and economic and social rights.
She is the author of the books Male Bias in the Development Process, and Budgeting for Women's Rights: Monitoring Government Budgets for Compliance with CEDAW (Concepts and Tools), and of many other publications and articles. She has also worked as a special advisor for UNIFEM and is the chair of the UK's Women's Budget Group.
She was a winner of the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought for 2016, along with Amit Bhaduri.