Mary Ellsberg

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Mary Ellsberg
Vice President, Research and Programs
Bio: 

Mary Ellsberg is vice president of research and programs at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). As vice president, she oversees ICRW’s portfolios in economic development, gender, violence and rights, gender and HIV and gender, stigma and discrimination.

Ellsberg has more than 25 years of experience in international research and program work on gender inequity, domestic violence and sexual and reproductive health. Prior to joining ICRW in 2008, she served as a senior advisor at PATH for gender, violence and human rights, and as the director of PATH's Nicaragua office. While there, she coordinated InterCambios, an inter-American network of organizations that address gender-based violence from a public health perspective. Ellsberg also is a member of the Core Research Team of the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi-country Study on Domestic Violence and Women's Health. She has authored more than 20 books and articles in peer-reviewed journals on the prevalence and impact of gender-based violence on the health of women and children as well as ethical and methodological aspects of violence research.

Expertise: 

Violence Against Women, Reproductive Health

Languages Spoken: 

English (native), Spanish (fluent), French (basic), Portuguese (basic)

Education: 

Ellsberg holds a doctorate in epidemiology and public health from Umeå University in Sweden and a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies from Yale University.

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