Christina Stummer is development professional and currently Gender Expert for the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC). Before joining ADA at the beginning of 2011, Christina was Head of Programme at CARE Österreich after having worked in several other positions in this organization with a focus on gender equality and women empowerment since 2003. Before, Christina has worked in the private sector for an international conference and trainings provider. She holds a master’s degrees on Business and Economics (Vienna University of Business and Economics) and has temporarily worked as a researcher at ITAM, Mexico during her studies.