Lopita Huq studied cultural anthropology at the New School for Social Research, NY, USA and political studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Social Transformation at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. Prior to this, she was Anthropologist at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). Her main areas of experience include qualitative research on social norms, attitudes and practices related to women’s work, marriage, dowry, education and adolescence. Her interests also include NGO strategies and practices around mobilization, and citizenship and rights. Apart from qualitative research, she also engages with quantitative research and analysis and experiments with the audio-visual medium.