Dr Catherine Hakim

Dr Catherine Hakim is a Social Scientist and Author whose professional experience spans central government, consultancy, and academia. As a Senior Research Fellow in the London School of Economics she developed Preference Theory, and later her theory of Erotic Capital. Since leaving the LSE, she has worked at the Centre for Policy Studies in London, and the WZB research institute in Berlin. She is currently Professorial Research Fellow with Civitas, a London think tank. She is an internationally recognised expert on women's employment, social and family policy, and related issues. Her publications include over 100 papers published in social science journals and edited collections, several textbooks (including Research Design and Key Issues in Women’s Work) and numerous research monographs. See www.catherinehakim.org