Stephanie Seguino is a feminist professor of economics at the

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, United States. She was the president of the

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from 2010 to 2011 and has also carried out research for both the

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and the

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. Her research considers the effect of globalization on income distribution and well-being.

Education

Seguino gained her doctorate in economics from

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in 1994.