Heather Joshi

Joshi was born on 21 April 1946 to Guy Malcolm Spooner and Molly Spooner; her parents were both biologists. She went to school in Devon, England. She studied politics, philosophy and economics at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1967: as was traditional, her BA was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree. She undertook postgraduate studies in economics at St Antony's College, Oxford, graduating with a Master of Letters (MLitt) degree in 1970. ==Academic career==

Joshi began her career as a junior research officer at the Institute of Economics and Statistics, University of Oxford (1969 to 1973), and an economic advisor with the Government Economic Service (1973 to 1979). In 2003, she was promoted to Director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, and served in that role until 2010. She has been a research professor at the Institute of Education of University College, London since 2016. ==Personal life==

In 1969, she married Vijay Joshi: they divorced in 1977. In 1982, she married for a second time to Gregory Hans David Martin. Together they had two children and step children from previous marriages. ==Honours==

In 2000, Joshi was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). In the 2015 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'for services to Longitudinal and Women's Studies'. ==Works==

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