In the IPBES Podcast, Season 5, Episode 3: Unequal Ground – How Biodiversity Loss Hits Women Harder, Nita Shashidharan appears as the second speaker. In this episode, she shares insights drawn from her field experience as a woman researcher, highlighting the ways in which gender shapes research practice. Her contribution discusses the significance of intersectionality and prevailing social norms, informed particularly by her work on land-use and land-change dynamics in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.