Sylvia Theresa Walby OBE FBA FAcSS (born 16 October 1953)[1] is a British sociologist, currently Professor of Criminology at Royal Holloway University of London.

Her current research is situated within the tension between general social theory and specific forms of inequality, especially gender.

[4] In 2017 her contribution to sociology was recognised by Queen's University Belfast who awarded her an Honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences (DSSc).

[6] Walby is co-organiser of an international network on Gender Globalization and Work Transformation (GLOW), with members in US, Japan, Germany and UK.

Work for the UN on improving statistics and indicators on violence against women: ESRC funded seminar series, "Gender Mainstreaming" 2003–04.