Diane Elson

Diane Elson
Born	Diane Rosemary Elson (1946-04-20) 20 April 1946 Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Manchester
Occupation	Professor of development studies at the University of Manchester Professor of sociology at the University of Essex
Years active	1968 – current
Children	Son

Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex.

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.

Early life

Elson was born on 20 April 1946 in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, the daughter of Edwin and Vera Elson.

Education

In 1968 she gained a degree in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) from St Hilda's College, Oxford University, and her doctorate in economics from the University of Manchester in 1994.

Private life

Diane Elson has a son.

Career

• 1968 – 1971 Research Assistant, Institute of Commonwealth Studies and St Antony's College, Oxford
• 1971 – 1975 Teaching fellow, Department of Economics, University of York
• 1975 – 1977 Research officer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
• 1978 – 1979 Temporary lecturer, University of Manchester
• 1979 – 1984 Part-time consultant and occasional lecturer, University of Manchester
• 1984 – 1985 Honorary resident fellow, International Development Centre and Department of Sociology, University of Manchester
• 1985 – 1991 Lecturer, University of Manchester
• 1992 – 1995 Reader, Development Economics, University of Manchester
• 1995 – 1998 Professor of development studies, University of Manchester
• 1998 – 2000 Special advisor, United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• 1998 – 2000 Member, United Nations Taskforce on Millennium Development Goals
• 2000 – 2012 Professor of Sociology, University of Essex, now Emeritus
• 2008 – 2010 Strategic Res. Bd. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
• 2012 onwards Advisor, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Selected bibliography

Journals and booklets

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External links

• UNRISD