Profiles

Peggy Antrobus
4 Valley View Frere Pilgram Christ Church, Barbados Email: pantrobus@hotmail.com Nationality: Grenada Profession: Activist, Consultant, Scholar/Writer Area(s) of Expertise: Gender and Development Country/Region of Expertise: Latin America & Caribbean

Peggy Antrobus is a women’s rights activist and scholar. She has held a number of leadership positions with governmental and non-governmental organizations advocating for the advancement of women in Caribbean societies, including Director of the Women’s Bureau, Office of the Prime Mininster in Jamaica (1974-1977) and Secretary of the Caribbean Coordinating Committee on Women’s Affairs (1977-1978). She was a founding member of Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) in 1984 and the DAWN General Coordinator from 1990-1996. She has also been a consultant for international organizations including the Jamaican Women’s Bureau, UNIFEM, UNFPA, the Canadian International Development Agency, and the Ford Foundation.

Ms. Antrobus' contributions to the field of women and development have earned her numerous international awards including the Paul G. Hoffman Award presented by the Society for International Development, the "Women Who Dared Award" from the National Black Women's Health Project, and the 1995 UNIFEM Anniversary Award. She serves on the boards and advisory committees for numerous organizations, including the International Women's Tribune Center, Inter-American Dialogue, The Global Fund for Women, and the Structural Adjustment Review Initiative Network. Her writings on women and gender studies, development policies, economics, and human rights have been published widely.

Ms. Antrobus holds a B.A. in Economics from Bristol University, a Professional Certificate in Social Work from Birmingham University, and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.