Marya Hillesland is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development. Her work spans intra household dynamics, agency, water and food insecurity, assets and wealth, and gender measurement. She has previously served at FAO, worked with CGIAR, UN Women, and USAID, and has field experience across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. She is a key contributor to the MAGNET initiative and teaches on gender and development.