Beth Rottach, joined Palladium in 2011 as a gender advisor, where she is responsible for providing technical leadership on global and country health systems strengthening projects related to gender equality and social inclusion, gender-based violence prevention and response, and family planning advocacy. Prior to joining Palladium, she led and supported research activities in Africa and Asia on gender and women's empowerment, including studies to measure women's empowerment in Bangladesh and explore how women's empowerment influences early marriage and childbearing.