Kirabo Suubi (she/her) is a Research Scientist based at the ICRW-Africa office in Uganda. She leads portfolios of gender-focused, intersectional research, evaluation, and policy engagement across economic opportunity, social protection, health and reproductive rights, and social norms. With more than 12 years of experience across research institutions, NGOs, and international development agencies, she provides technical leadership in designing multi-method studies, generating high-quality evidence, and translating research into action for women and girls. At ICRW, Kirabo has served as Principal Investigator for the OAK Foundation–funded program on preventing sexual violence against children in Zanzibar and Western Uganda and as country lead for major initiatives advancing gender equity in social protection. She currently leads research on gender inequities in Uganda’s creative sector, part of a multi-country project spanning seven African nations. Her work has shaped policy dialogue on women’s economic opportunities, security, and gendered vulnerabilities, including during crises such as COVID-19. Kirabo has led and contributed to influential studies on Ending Child Sexual Abuse, child marriage, digital health, and women’s work in the informal economy. Before joining ICRW, she worked as a research scientist in Sweden’s health sector on digital health and held key research, monitoring, and evaluation roles at Marie Stopes Uganda and FIDA Uganda. Her experience spans East, West, and Central Africa, as well as parts of Europe. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health at Umeå University, Sweden, and has published widely on gender, SRHR, economic justice, and GBV.