Regional Head, Regional Hub Cairo
Ms. May Ali Babiker 

May Ali Babiker is an Economist and Anthropologist by training. She also holds a MSc in Gender and Development. She has 20 years of experience in  the field of gender and development. She started as a Lecturer of women and gender studies, combining teaching with research and training. During her career she had a wide range of experiences in designing and implementing gender responsive projects and programs, as well as action research and policy development in the fields of  gender equality and inclusive growth, gender mainstreaming in national policies, population and data, reproductive health and rights, gender responsive infrastructure,  entrepreneurship development  and gender issues in labour and employment, with a focus on fragile and  post-conflict contexts. She also worked extensively with governments, private sector and civil society organizations in advancing the women’s empowerment agenda in the Arab world, Africa and Asia. 

She worked for Ahfad University for Women, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, the African Development Bank and currently she is working for the Islamic Development Bank as a Regional Hub Manager- Cairo.