Sukanya Sarkhel

I am an assistant professor of Economics at the Department of Management Studies, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata. Prior to this I was a senior researcher in the European Commission-funded research project “Development of Low-Cost Technology for In-situ Treatment of Ground Water for Potable and Irrigation Purposes” at University of Leiden, The Netherlands. I did my MSc and PhD in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Calcutta. 

My current research interest addresses gender bias in labour market outcomes and social sector policy. I have published in International journals like Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ACS), World Development, Review of Development Economics, Journal of South Asian Development etc. and served as reviewer for research outlets like Sage and Springer. My current research projects involve issues related to menstrual hygiene in India and gender disparity in the workplace.