Yana Rodgers is Professor and Chair in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. Yana specializes in using quantitative methods to conduct research on women’s health, labor market status, and well-being. She has also written extensively about LGBTQ inclusion, racial disparities, reproductive justice, and disability. Yana recently served as Faculty Director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers, and she was President of the International Association for Feminist Economics. Yana earned her PhD in economics from Harvard University and her BA in economics from Cornell University. She is originally from the Netherlands and is a mother of three and an avid runner.

Rodgers briefed journalists in April 2026: Covering Inflation’s Crushing Impact on Women’s Retirement Security.