DANA McNAIRN
About Me
Dana holds an MBA in sustainable development. Her work and research has taken her throughout Western Africa and Southeast Asia working in both emergency and development contexts. As a gender, diversity and inclusion specialist, she works to advance gender equality, human rights and women’s empowerment. Dana is also an author, writer and journalist and has been based in Saigon since 2009.
Ongoing or relevant completed research, writing, projects and collaborators include:
Investing in Women Asia (IW)
Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Prudential Vietnam Assurance (PVA)
Consulate General of Canada (Vietnam)
Australian Embassy (Vietnam)
Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations
The People’s Aid Coordinating Committee
Vietnam Women’s Union
Australian National University
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (Cambodia)
Gender and Society Research Centre (Hoa Sen University)
Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV)
Flinders University (Australia)
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France)
University of Cadi Ayyad (Morocco)
World University Service of Canada
Women’s Resource Centre (Cambodia)
Planète Enfants & Développement (France)
Women’s League of Burma, Gender Equality Network (Myanmar)
ECPAT Deutschland
World Mosquito Program
UNICEF Cambodia
Saigon Children’s Charity
Habitat for Humanity Vietnam
The Millennium Project (Washington, DC)
Aspire Foundation (UK)
International Women’s Initiative (UK)