Rachael Pierotti

Rachael Pierotti is a Senior Social Scientist working in the Gender Innovation Lab, within the World Bank’s Africa Chief Economist Office. Rachael guides the Lab’s research agenda on social norms and gender-based violence, as well as the qualitative research team. Her work seeks to understand and identify effective solutions to address gender differences in entrepreneurship, youth employment and transitions to adulthood, the allocation of household resources and labor, and property rights. Rachael holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan.