Dr. Sufia Khanom

Dr. Sufia Khanom is the Director for Women Empowerment, RBA and Equality.  She completed BSc in Environmental Science from Khulna University and MSS in Women and Gender Studies from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. She did her second MSc in Gender and Development Studies from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and PhD in Geography and Planning from Macquarie University, Australia. Ms. Sufia has been involved in research collaborations between the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the Asian Institute of Technology, the Concordia Forum, Asian Development Bank, the Australian Embassy, Bangladesh and Manusher Jonnyo Foundation.

She has More than 17 years extensive research experiences under the broader umbrella of gender, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) including environmental security. She has vast knowledge and expertise on gender transformative approaches in the development of diverse workforces to achieve their roles in equitable and efficient manners  She is interested in examining the geopolitical and cultural dynamics of natural resources management under changing climatic condition. Her research fieldworks prefer creative methods and methodologies that bring out alternative narratives which may remain hidden through conventional methods.

She has presented scholarly research in many national and international conferences. She has quite a good number of publications to her credit in academic journals both at home and abroad. She had received the ‘Top Student Award’ from University of Dhaka and Asian Institute of Technology for her excellent academic achievements. She is also serving as an editorial team member for BIISS Journal since 2007.

She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS); while she is serving the Growing Together OPC as the Director (non-executive) for Women Empowerment, RBA and Equality.