Women To Watch Awards 2026 honors Dr. Kutisha Ebron

Dr. Kutisha Ebron is a scholar-practitioner and thought leader in ethical leadership, social inclusion, and gender justice, with over 15 years of distinguished experience within the United Nations system. She served on the Secretariat for the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment and is a Co-Researcher and Co-Author of the landmark global policy paper, Women Belonging to Communities Discriminated Against on Work and Descent: Advancing Intersectional Rights and Justice, launched at the UN High-Level Political Forum in July 2025, marking a historic milestone as UN Women's first global policy paper addressing the rights of communities affected by descent-based discrimination.

Her extensive global portfolio spans high-impact programming across ending violence against women, gender equality, Women, Peace and Security, and social and racial integration. Her scholarship interrogates the intersections of socioeconomic justice, equity and inclusion, health disparities, and gender-based violence, advancing data-driven and intersectional approaches to systemic and structural change.

Dr. Ebron has held academic appointments as Adjunct and Affiliate Faculty at William Woods University and St. Thomas University, and currently serves as Adjunct Faculty at Southern New Hampshire University, where she teaches ethics and leadership at the graduate and doctoral levels. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while stationed in Cairo, Egypt, she contributed as a COVID-19 Task Force Member, supporting gender-responsive crisis response initiatives at the intersections of public health and gender equity. She serves on the Editorial Boards of Community Dynamics: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal,  The Global Journal of Cultural Studies, and the International Journal of Public Leadership, and co-chairs the Intersectionality Special Interest Group for the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA).

In addition to her UN experience, Dr. Ebron has held Research Fellow appointments with the Women's Economic Imperative and Urban Health 360, where she continues to serve as a Subject Matter Expert. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Towson University, a Master of Science in Management, and a Ph.D. in Ethical Leadership from St. Thomas University.