Ardra Manasi is a development practitioner based in New York City, with expertise in gender policy, migration, and technology for development. She is currently affiliated with the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) as a Research Fellow. Prior to
this, she worked as a Senior Program Coordinator for Advocacy and Partnerships at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL), based out of Rutgers University where her work focused on gender, labor and human rights. She has also served as a former Consultant with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), where she worked on migration and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ardra holds a Master of Arts (MA) in International Affairs from the New School, New York City, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India. Her co-authored papers and chapters have appeared in peer-reviewed books and journals such as ‘Human Technology,’ ‘Gender, Technology and Development,’ ‘Routledge International Handbook of Sex Industry Research’ and ‘Sustainable Development Goals and Migration’ (Routledge India). On Twitter, she is @ArdraManasi.