Ishrat Jahan

NextGen Scholar

Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health

Ishrat Jahan is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With a background in cultural anthropology and climate change development, her research focuses on the intersection of gender, health, and environmental issues. Since 2018, she has been conducting and coordinating qualitative research projects centred on gender politics, women’s health, and well-being in both urban and rural settings.

Currently, Ishrat is involved in national and international projects exploring the impact of climate change on women’s health and well-being, adaptive practices of marginalized communities, and the development of Global South-led curricula in higher education. Her work has led to the publication of journal articles and book chapters on gender justice, climate change, and sexual and reproductive health. Ishrat aims to contribute to transformative approaches to the climate crisis by contributing to the growing body of Global South-led evidence and generating deeper understandings of gender politics and collective agency to shape sustainable futures.