Rijak holds an MSc in International Development from the London School of Economics (LSE) and an MPhil in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. Prior to starting her PhD, Rijak worked at the United Nations on women’s employment and at the World Bank as a Labour Specialist. She is a co-author of the IFC Jobs Study which launched a multi-million-dollar partnership of 28 leading international finance institutions called “Let’s Work” to address job creation in developing countries.