Madeline Cameron Wardleworth

Madeline is the Associate Director of Gender Advocacy, Health Systems Strengthening (HSS). She primarily supports the Data for Health team but also works across the HSS cluster on all gender-related projects. Madeline is a women’s rights, gender justice, and international law specialist. She formerly served on the senior leadership team at the coalitional campaign for a treaty on violence against women, directing research, writing, and communications. Madeline began her legal career at global law firm King & Wood Mallesons, where she worked primarily in the litigation group. She then pursued a Master of Laws degree at Columbia, graduating as a James Kent Scholar (with highest academic distinction). Madeline subsequently served as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Columbia Law Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies and the African American Policy Forum. In this capacity she worked on the #SayHerName campaign. As an expert consultant, Madeline has collaborated with organizations including GIZ, Diversity Council Australia, UN Women and TIME’S UP.