Bipasha Baruah, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest funding

Contested Rationalities of Spatial Formalization of Street Trading in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ("CONTESPACE")
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
What does degrowth say about gender equality and social justice? Synthesizing the evidence
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$50,000
How to promote social equity in the global green economy
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$230,760

All 8 grants and awards

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Contested Rationalities of Spatial Formalization of Street Trading in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ("CONTESPACE")

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bandauko, Elmond

$100,000

What does degrowth say about gender equality and social justice? Synthesizing the evidence

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

Keywords: degrowth; work-time reduction; part-time work; flexible work; job sharing; care work; women; gender equality

$50,000

How to promote social equity in the global green economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

Keywords: gender; employment equity; social justice; diversity; green economy; green growth; green development

$230,760

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Identifying promising policies and practices for promoting gender equity in global green employment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

$25,000

Global Women's Issues

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

Keywords: gender; development; property ownership; women; employment; renewable energy; social innovation; gender equality.

$500,000

ENERGY - Creating and optimizing employment opportunities for women in the clean energy sector in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

$24,957

Women and property ownership in cities of the global south: a case study of India

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

Keywords: women; land; housing; gender relations; urban development; eviction; resettlement; displacement; India; South Asia

$205,010

Canada Research Chair in Global Women's Issues

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Baruah, Bipasha

Keywords: gender, development, land, housing, globalization, labour, informal sector, livelihoods, microfinance, interdisciplinary research.

$500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Baruah, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "What does degrowth say about gender equality and social justice? Synthesizing the evidence" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]