Nikki van der Gaag is a writer and consultant. She has been involved in feminism and development for more than 20 years, working in the non-profit sector with organisations including Oxfam, the Panos Institute and the New Internationalist where she was co-editor. She is the principal author of six of the State of the World’s Girls reports and has written numerous books, including The No-nonsense Guide to Women’s Rights and Feminism and Men.