Background
Germain, Adrienne was born on May 13, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of William Paul Germain and Carel Elizabeth Bailey.
Germain, Adrienne was born on May 13, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of William Paul Germain and Carel Elizabeth Bailey.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, Master of Arts, 1969. Master of Arts in sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1971. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bard College, New York, 2001.
Staff associate Population Council, New York City, 1970—1972. Program officer, population office, international division Ford Foundation, 1972—1976, program officer, vice president, international division, 1976—1981. Vice president International Women's Health Coalition, 1986—1998, president, since 1998.
Resident representative Ford Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1981—1985. Member editorial advisory board Reproductive Health Matters, London, since 1993. Member Women's Foreign Policy Group, Washington, since 2001.
Member, advisory committee, women's rights division Human Rights Watch, New York City, since 1993. Board member BRAC, New York City, since 2007.
Member of Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa (Dean's List).