Diane Elson
Diane Rosemary Elson born 20 April 1946 is the British economist, sociologist and gender and development social scientist. She is Professor Emerita of sociology at a University of Essex and a former Professor of developing studies at the University of Manchester.
She is mentioned for her name on issues of coding and human rights. A theme in her more recent earn 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 picture 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.