Divya Pradeep is an Associate Professor of Economics at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. Her academic expertise encompasses Gender Studies, Labour Economics, and women's economic participation. Her research examines paid and unpaid work across rural and urban settings. She investigates care arrangements, women's agency, and socioeconomic inequalities across caste and class. Divya has published extensively in reputed national and international academic journals. These include Economic and Political Weekly and Indian Journal of Labour Economics. Her publications also appear in Indian Journal of Gender Studies and Indian Journal of Human Development. She contributed to a J-PAL South Asia-funded research project in Karnataka. The study examined behavioural interventions influencing dietary practices among rural women. Divya contributes articles on women's issues to prominent media platforms. These include Deccan Herald, The Wire, and Scroll. She has presented research at academic conferences and participated in scholarly discussions. Her professional engagements include ISLE and the Rethinking Economics India network. Her academic contributions reflect sustained engagement with gender equality and labour research.
