Graduate Associate
rrahim[at]yorku.ca
Master's Student
Graduate Program in Development Studies, York University
Research Keywords:
International students; Bangladesh; migration; gender
Research Region(s):
Bangladesh, South Asia
Research Diaspora(s):
South Asian Diaspora
Rifatur Rahim has completed his Honour’s and Master’s degrees from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in Women and Gender Studies. His Honour’s monograph focused on women’s well-being and happiness, and Master’s thesis focused on Bangladeshi women’s employment exit from the employment sector and domestic re-entry. After his education, he worked with a public policy think tank called IID, where he worked closely with policymakers to advocate for meaningful change on issues related to gender and migration. He also worked as a Research Fellow with an International Development Consultancy firm called Globesight, with the Gates Foundation as one of the closest collaborators. Over his career, he has worked with many NGOs, INGOs, CSOs and CBOs in Bangladesh, such as BRAC, Asian Development Bank, British Council, Sisimpur (Sesame Street) Bangladesh, ActionAid, UNWomen and others, on issues of education, refugees, financial inclusion and disability arts. At York University, he hopes to learn more about the development discourse from the perspective of the Global North and plans to conduct research on issues of international migrant students.