Carike Claassen is a senior lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). Since obtaining her PhD in Economics, with her thesis title being ‘The state of decoupling before and during the Great Recession’, Dr Claassen’s research has mainly focused on understanding the ways in which gender influences labour market outcomes. Specifically, she examines occupational segregation and the personal experiences of women and gender-non-conforming individuals in the labour market.