industry & policy contributions
Technical Advisor, ‘Economic security in retirement: How life events affect older Australian women’, Report prepared for the Super Members Council by Impact Economics and Policy (2025) 🔗
Invited Participant, Academics Productivity Roundtable, Hosted by the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh (2025) 🔗
Submission to Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 (2025) 🔗
Inquiry Hearings into Workplace Gender Equality Amendment, Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration, Parliament of Australia 🔗
Citation of evidence in Senate Committee Report 🔗
Citation of research contribution in WGEA statement on Setting Gender Equality Targets Act 🔗
‘Gender equality in the Victorian Public Sector: Indicators to measure progress’, Options Paper
‘Gender equality in the Victorian Public Sector: Defining progress’, Supplementary Paper
Reports prepared for the Commission on Gender Equality in the Public Sector, Victorian Government (2025) 🔗
Women in Media Dataset, Report for Women in Media (2025) 🔗
‘Motivating Action: Closing the gender pay gap in Victorian businesses’ 🔗
Report for Industrial Relations Victoria, Victorian Government , Co-authored by Angela Jackson and Melissa Wells (Impact Economics), Swee-Hoon Chuah (University of Tasmania), Leonora Risse (University of Canberra) and Stacey Ong (One Red Step) (2024)
‘Target setting for gender equality: A review of the literature’
Report for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (2024) 🔗
Submission to Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill, Parliament of Australia (2023) 🔗
Inquiry Hearings into Paid Parental Leave Amendment, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia 🔗
Supplementary Submission on Paid Parental Leave Amendment, Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia 🔗
Submission to Australian Treasury Employment White Paper
Treasury, Australian Government (2023) 🔗
‘Gender Dimensions of the Australian Cyber Security Sector’
Co-authored report for Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN), Published by RMIT University Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (2023) 🔗
Recipient of RMIT University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence 🔗
Submission to the Select Committee on Work and Care
Senate Committee, Australian Government (2022) 🔗
Submission to Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government (2021) 🔗
‘Evidence-based steps towards economic equity for Victorian women: An analytical report to support the Victorian Inquiry’ 🔗
Report for Inquiry into Economic Equity of Victorian Women, Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government (2021)
‘What more does the Victorian Budget need for an inclusive recovery’
Report for Equal Workplaces Advisory Council (EWAC), Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria Government, Co-authored with Angela Jackson, Equity Economics (2021) 🔗
Submission to Inquiry into Economic Equity for Victorian Women
Victorian Government (2021) 🔗
‘Gender Responsive Budgeting for Queensland: A gender impact analysis of the Queensland State Budget’
Report for the Queensland Council Of Social Service (QCOSS) (2021) 🔗
‘Gender Responsive Budgeting: Locking in Queensland’s momentum towards gender equality’
Report for the Queensland Council Of Social Service (QCOSS) (2021) 🔗
Submission to Queensland Women’s Strategy
Office for Women, Queensland Government (2021) 🔗
‘Changing the Trajectory: Investing in Women for a Fairer Future’
Report for Australians Investing In Women (AIIW), Co-authored with Angela Jackson, Equity Economics (2021) 🔗
‘Gender-wise investing: A springboard for Australia’s recovery’
Report for Australians Investing In Women (AIIW), Co-authored with Angela Jackson, Equity Economics (2021) 🔗
‘Harnessing the research evidence to develop your Gender Equality Action Plan’
Executive Staff Workshop, Department of Education and Training, Victorian Government (2021)
‘Navigating a path to gender equality What does the evidence say? And how can we put the evidence into action?’
Staff Seminar, Department of Education and Training, Victorian Government (2021)
Fiscal Outlook, Gender Lens on the Budget
National Foundation for Australian Women, Contributing author (2020– 2022) 🔗
‘Gender equity as a driver of growth: Policies for an inclusive economic recovery for Victoria’
Report for Equal Workplaces Advisory Council (EWAC), Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria Government, Co-authored with Angela Jackson (2020)
Submission on Gender Responsive Budgeting
Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Review of the Operations of the Parliamentary Budget Office 2019-Australian Parliamentary Budget Office, Co-authored with Angela Jackson (2020) 🔗
Submission on Gender Responsive Budgeting
Inquiry on Gender Responsive Budgeting, Parliament of Victoria, Co-authored with Angela Jackson (2019) 🔗
Proposed changes to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme: A statement from the Women in Economics Network
Submission to the Prime Minister, Minister for Education, and Minister for Women, Authored on behalf of the Women in Economics Network (2020) 🔗
Australian Gender Economics Workshop 2019: Event report and evaluation
Authored on behalf of the Women in Economics Network (2019) 🔗
Australian Gender Economics Workshop Policy Brief
Authored on behalf of the Women in Economics Network (2018) 🔗
Time Use Survey Reference Group
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2019– )
Behavioural Insights and Gender Equality Deliberative Forum and Leading Thinkers Taskforce, VicHealth, Victorian Government, Melbourne (2018–2020)
Advancing Queensland Women: Women’s Economic Security
Policy consultation paper for the Office for Women, Queensland Department of Communities, Queensland Government (2012)
Contributing author to Australian Government Productivity Commission Inquiry Reports
‘Geographic Labour Mobility’ (2014) 🔗
‘Looking Back on Structural Change in Australia’ (2013) 🔗
‘Schools Workforce’ (2012) 🔗
‘Vocational Education and Training Workforce’ (2011) 🔗
‘Performance of Public and Private Hospitals: Multivariate Analysis’ (2010) 🔗
‘Performance of Public and Private Hospitals’ (2009) 🔗
GUEST SPEAKER/PANELLIST
‘Evidence-based approaches to gender equality’
Invited briefing to Morgan Stanley Investment Board (2025)
Gender Economic Equality Study
Panellist & Steering Committee Member, Jobs and Skills Australia (2025) 🔗
Women in Economics Pre-Budget Address
Speaker, National Press Club of Australia (2025) 🔗
‘Women’s economic empowerment in Australia’
Panellist, Chief Executive Women, Annual Dinner (2025) 🔗
‘Setting targets for gender equality’
Panellist, Diversity Council Australia (2025) 🔗
‘Empowering women: Policy intentions and outcomes’
Economics Thought Leadership Series, University of Queensland (2025) 🔗
‘The 50% Factor: Women CEOs and scaling up MSMEs’
Panellist, International Council of Small Business Forum (2025) 🔗
‘Behind the numbers: Dimensions of gender equality in the workforce’
Keynote Speaker, Women in Security Network (2025) 🔗
Women in Government and Politics
Guest Panellist, The Women’s College, University of Queensland (2025)
Centenary of the Queensland Branch of the Economic Society of Australia
Guest Panellist (2024) 🔗
‘Actions for gender equality: What does the research evidence say? And what gets in the way?’
Guest Speaker, International Women’s Day, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Queensland (2024)
“Count Her In: How can we enhance our policy tools to better recognise women’s contribution”
Guest Speaker, Queensland Women’s Week, Queensland Treasury (2024) 🔗
‘The road to gender equality: What hazards are blocking the way’
Keynote Speaker, National Transport Commission (2024) 🔗
Women in Leadership Panel
Facilitator, The Women’s College, University of Queensland (2024) 🔗
‘The pathway to gender equality: What does the research evidence say? And what gets in the way?’ 🔗
Keynote Address, Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Inaugural Symposium, Queensland University of Technology (2023)
Launch of Victoria’s Gender Equality Strategy and Action Plan 🔗
Guest Panellist, Hosted by Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (2023)
‘Developments in work and wellbeing for contemporary Australia’ Policy Roundtable
Invited Participant, Hosted by Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2023) 🔗
‘Cracking the Code: Innovation and technology for gender equality’
Keynote Address, International Women’s Day, Australian Women in Security Network (2023) 🔗
‘Equal opportunities and pay for women’ 🔗
Invited Presenter at Jobs and Skills Summit, Hosted by Australian Government, Parliament House (2022) 🔗
‘Gender Responsive Policymaking and Budgeting’ 🔗
Women in Economics Network Webinar (2022)
‘Gender-responsive policy, budgets and legislation’
Pathways to Politics for Women, With Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa and Carol Schwartz (2022) 🔗
‘Enabling women’s economic security in 2022 and beyond’
International Women’s Day Panel, Brotherhood of St Laurence (2022) 🔗
‘Challenges of the Australian economy and the pivotal role of universities’
Panellist, Universities Australia Conference (2022) 🔗
‘Break the bias: What does the evidence say’
International Women’s Day, Guest Speaker, Productivity Commission (2022)
‘Women in Economics Forum: A Budget for our times’
Speaker, National Press Club of Australia (2021) 🔗
Hosted by Laura Tingle, joined by Gabriela D’Souza and Dr Sarah Hunter
‘What’s the state of gender equality in Victoria?’
Guest presenter, Economic Society of Australia, Victoria Branch (2021) 🔗
Understanding gender gaps
The Leak, Channel 31 TV, Interviewed by Marie Kelly and Lakshmi Ganapathy (2021) 🔗
Navigating a path towards gender equality as a progressive journey of bias awareness
Keynote Speaker, Equals Now Symposium, 50/50 by 2030 Foundation, University of Canberra (2021) 🔗
Gender-wise investing: A springboard for Australia’s recovery
Panellist, Australians Investing In Women (2021) 🔗
Educating the next generation of economists
Panellist, Australian Gender Economics Workshop Policy Symposium (2021) 🔗
Pursuing gender equality in the workplace – What does the research say? And what gets in the way?
Guest speaker, People Analytics and Future of Work Conference (2021) 🔗
CPA Congress
Panellist, Economics Update (2021)
Changing The Trajectory: Investing in women for a fairer future
Co-presenter, Australians Investing In Women (2021)
The Gender Equality Act Victoria: Breaking new ground, measuring Impact and looking ahead
Panellist, RMIT Social and Global Studies Centre (2021)
Women’s Economic Security – Defining Equity: Gender Equity Practice and Exchange Conference
Panellist, GenVic (2021)
Women in Mining and Resources WA
Guest Speaker, Annual Summit (2021)
A gender-equitable recovery for Australia’s workforce: Risks, barriers and opportunities
Guest speaker, HERoes Virtual Conference, Talent Table (2021)
Australia’s Innovation Driven Future
Panellist, Australian Technology Network of Universities Solutions Summit (2021)
RMIT presents International Women’s Day 2021
Panellist, International Women’s Day Webinar, RMIT University (2021)
Women and the Budget
Panellist, Griffith University and Women in Economics Network (2020)
Breaking down barriers to women in the workforce: The evidence is on your side
Guest speaker, Women in People Analytics, Talent and HR Virtual Conference (2020)
Applying a gender lens to government policy
Guest speaker, Women’s Professional Development Virtual Conference, LGPro (2020)
Leadership during a crisis
Moderator, Women in Economics Network Webinar (2020)
COVID, care and wellbeing: What do we really value?
Moderator, Women in Economics Network Webinar (2020)
Teaching, engaging and inspiring students: Initiatives to encourage more women into economics
Panellist, Australasian Teaching Economics Conference (2019)
The economics of diversity – and how does it apply to the economics profession itself
Moderator, Australian Conference of Economists (2019)
How can economics contribute to gender equity?
Moderator, Australian Gender Economics Workshop Policy Symposium (2019)
50 years on from the ‘Equal Pay Case’: How far have we come? Have far have we got to go?
Moderator, Co-hosted by the Economic Society of Australia, Women in Economics Network and RMIT University (2019)
Engaging and educating women in economics: What’s putting female students off?
Panellist, Women in Economics Network Special Session, Australian Conference of Economists (2018)
Comview Professional Conference, Guest speaker, Victorian Commercial Teachers’ Association (VCTA) (2017, 2018)
Professional Development Day, Guest speaker, Queensland Economics Teachers Association (QETA) (2017)
