Girija Borker is a Research Economist and the Gender Lead at the Development Impact Unit of the World Bank. She is a development economist working primarily on gender, violence, and transport in urban areas. A large part of her current research studies the economic consequences of sexual harassment in public spaces and assesses potential solutions' effectiveness on women’s physical and economic mobility. Her research contributes to better understanding the barriers to women’s economic participation.

Girija holds a Bachelors in Economics from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi University, a Masters in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil from Toulouse School of Economics, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University. She is a Research Affiliate at Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).