Prabhjot is a Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) at the ADB with more than twenty years of experience in gender equality and social development. She has worked extensively on policy advocacy, promoting policies and initiatives aimed at advancing gender equality and addressing issues related to gender discrimination, bias, and inequality. She has wide-ranging experience of gender mainstreaming in infrastructure (transport, energy, urban, water) and social (health, social protection, education, skill development) sectors. Prabhjot joined ADB in 2012 and before that she worked with UN Agencies and with civil society organizations supporting programs on advancement of women. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Science from Nagpur University, India (2003).