Elyse Shaw
Elyse Shaw serves as the Director of Policy and Programs for the Women’s Bureau. She joined the Bureau in January of 2022 and served as a Policy Analyst prior to stepping into her current role as Director. Ms. Shaw brings extensive knowledge of gender and economic issues with a background in research, policy analysis, and program management.
Prior to joining the Women’s Bureau, Ms. Shaw spent a decade at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In that role, she served as Director of the Status of Women in the States project, which provides data, statistics, and research about women’s lives on a wide range of topics that helped inform policy makers at the local, state, and national levels.
Ms. Shaw has presented research at conferences and events across the U.S. and on numerous webinars, panels, and to visiting international thought leaders, providing commentary on a broad range of research topics.
Ms. Shaw received a Masters of International Relations from American University’s School of International Service and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Bryn Mawr College.