Sapna Kedia

Sapna Kedia (she/her) is Associate Director for Gender and Social Development at ICRW Asia, with over 16 years of experience advancing gender equality through research, strategy, and institution-building. Her work is grounded in a feminist commitment to equity, dignity, voice, and care, and focuses on transforming the systems, norms, and leadership cultures that shape women’s lives and opportunities. She has worked across gender, health, social inclusion, reproductive rights, and men and masculinities, with a strong foundation in qualitative research, program design and trainings. At ICRW, she has led and contributed to initiatives including Chingaari, Women in Leadership in Health Sector, and ICRW’s work on men and masculinities, including key knowledge products and research in this space.

Her leadership has included projects such as Chingaari; Women in Leadership; a toolkit and broader knowledge work on men and masculinities; ICRW’s study with UNESCO on transforming masculinities; and ICRW’s work with ADB on stocktaking male engagement initiatives in South Asia. Alongside her thematic portfolio, she supports business development and is part of ICRW’s strategic management team, helping shape the organization’s growth and direction. She is also a co-founder of the Women in Global Health India chapter and a Global Fellow with WomenLift Health.

Sapna cares deeply about building institutions where leadership is more inclusive, workplaces are more just, and gender equality is understood not as a siloed issue but as central to how we build healthier, fairer societies. She enjoys designing and conducting gender trainings. Outside work, she is drawn to fiction, Bollywood, dogs, and the kind of conversations that make people feel seen, challenged, and connected.