Sarah Stephens is a human rights lawyer with international development experience, and is a current post-graduate researcher in the Digital and Technology cluster at IDS.

Sarah has over 20 years strategic and programme experience in social justice, empowerment of women and human rights. She has worked on projects in partnership with DFID, British Council, DANIDA, GIZ, Irish Aid, Save the Children, SIDA, UNOPS, UNICEF, World Bank.

She is currently engaged in doctoral research at IDS to explore the role of technology to increase access to justice for women in Tanzania; exploring social, cultural, and technical barriers to digital access.