Ms. Shravani Prakash

Consultant

Shravani Prakash is a Gender and Trade expert with nearly 20 years of experience in policy-oriented research. Driven by a mission of finding effective solutions for bridging economic gender gaps, she has worked extensively on research initiatives that recommend actionable measures for policymakers, the private sector, and civil society organizations to empower women – in collaboration with various stakeholders of the women’s ecosystem. She also has extensive experience on various trade-related issues, including trade and gender; trade in South Asia; trade facilitation, trade restrictions; trade in services; bilateral and regional trade agreements; and WTO-related trade policy issues. Shravani holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Warwick and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Contributions

May, 2026

The Economic Costs of a Compounded Motherhood Penalty Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Cledwyn Fernandez, Ms. Anjhana Ramesh,

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Blog

Mar, 2026

Fuel Price Spikes: Why Women Will Bear the Brunt—and How to Protect Them Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Tanu Goyal, Ms. Ketaki Gaikwad,

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Blog

Newspaper Article

Feb, 2026

From code to care: Making gender central to India’s AI future Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Tanu Goyal, Mr. Keshav Sachdeva,

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Publications

Feb, 2026

Budget 2026–27 and women’s economic empowerment: progress without transformation Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Tanu Goyal, Ms. Anjhana Ramesh,

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Blog

Newspaper Article

Jan, 2026

Expectation from a gender lens in Budget 2026-27 Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Tanu Goyal, Ms. Anjhana Ramesh,

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Publications

Newspaper Article

Dec, 2025

The upskilling gap: why women risk being left behind by AI Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Tanu Goyal, Ms. Chellsea Lauhka,

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Publications

Newspaper Article

Oct, 2025

Do cash transfers build women’s agency in India? Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Jiya Bharti, Ms. Riya Khanna,

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Publications

Newspaper Article

Oct, 2025

More women employed in agriculture, but half of them are unpaid Author(s): Ms. Anjhana Ramesh, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Publications

Oct, 2025

Under-representation on Women in Macroeconomic Policy-making: addressing the imbalance Author(s): Ms. Riya Khanna, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Blog

Oct, 2025

A Growing Female Taxpayer Base: A Marker of Women’s Economic Empowerment Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Ketaki Gaikwad,

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Blog

Sep, 2025

Women’s Leadership in Central Banks: Trends and Impact Author(s): Mr. Arjun Tandon, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Blog

Sep, 2025

Beyond Mandates: Sectoral Trends in Women’s Board Representation Author(s): Ms. Ketaki Gaikwad, Dr. Cledwyn Fernandez, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Blog

Newspaper Article

Jul, 2025

Bridging trade and gender: How the India-UK FTA advances gender equality Author(s): Dr. Tanu Goyal, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Publications

Policy Brief

Jul, 2025

A Manufactured Gender Bias: The State of Women in the Indian Manufacturing Sector Author(s): Dr. Tanu Goyal, Dr. Cledwyn Fernandez, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Anjhana Ramesh,

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Publications

Newspaper Article

Mar, 2025

Government talks big on gender budget, delivers little Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Anjhana Ramesh,

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Publications

Policy Brief

Feb, 2025

Digital Technology as an Instrument to Bridge the Gender Gaps in Access to Labour Markets Author(s): Dr. Cledwyn Fernandez, Mr. Havishaye Puri, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Publications

Newspaper Article

Jan, 2025

What do women want from the Budget? Author(s): Dr. Shabana Mitra, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Policy Brief

Aug, 2024

Synergies and Convergence in Schemes to Promote Women-led Development: The Karnataka Story Author(s): Dr. Shabana Mitra, Dr. Deepak Mishra, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Cledwyn Fernandez, Mr. Havishaye Puri,

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Publications

Jun, 2024

Seven Generations is too long a wait for Gender Parity: Time to Reset India’s Gender Policies Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Sanjana Ranjan, Sanjana Ranjan

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Blog

Apr, 2024

Empowering Men’s Household-Work Participation Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Blog

Best Practices

Mar, 2024

Promoting Women Entrepreneurs: Inspirational Policy Actions from Other G20 Countries Author(s): Ms. Shravani Prakash

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Publications

Policy Brief

Jan, 2024

How Budget 2024 Can Provide an Impetus to Women-led Development Author(s): Dr. Deepak Mishra, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Radhicka Kapoor, Dr. Radhicka Kapoor

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Publications

Nov, 2023

Gender Mainstreaming and Trade Facilitation in G20 Economies Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Pawani Dasgupta, Ms. Sanya Dua,

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Gender @ ICRIER

Jun, 2023

Gender Mainstreaming at India Land Ports Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Pawani Dasgupta, Ms. Sanya Dua, Ms. Naila Fatima, Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Gender @ ICRIER

May, 2023

Towards an Equitable and Integrated South Asia Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Pawani Dasgupta, Ms. Sanya Dua, Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Gender @ ICRIER

Apr, 2023

India's Foreign Trade Policy misses out on addressing women's contribution in trade Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Gender @ ICRIER

Jan, 2023

India's G20 Presidency: Why it is an opportunity to showcase women-led development Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Shravani Prakash,

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Gender @ ICRIER

Sep, 2022

Applying a Feminist Lens to India's Foreign Policy Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Gender @ ICRIER

Mar, 2022

Women and Trade: Towards an Enabling Ecosystem in India Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Gender @ ICRIER

Jan, 2018

Trade Facilitation to enhance participation of women in cross-border trade Author(s): Dr. Nisha Taneja, Ms. Sanjana Joshi, Ms. Shravani Prakash, Ms. Samridhi Bimal, Dr. Nisha Taneja

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Gender @ ICRIER