Kyoko Kusakabe

My research is on women migrant factory workers as well as women in fisheries in the Mekong region, Thailand, where I have been studying for the last decade through various research projects. These group of women workers are the most dynamic as well as vulnerable in the region.

Area of Expertise

Gender and Development
Labor Migration
Women in the informal economy
Unpaid work
Gender issues in fisheries and aquaculture
Gender assessment of development projects

Areas of expertise: Gender equality, informal sector, garment industry, fisheries, migration, childcare, Covid-19 (focus on gendered effect on work), women’s participation in decision making, marine plastic, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos