Who Run da World What Stands in the Way of Gender Equity?
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Back in 2006, Australia stood 15th in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report, which ranks countries based on gender equality in economic participation, political empowerment and educational attainment. By 2021 we slipped all the way down to 50th. Are we going backwards, or is the rest of the world progressing at a much faster rate?
In this panel discussion and Q&A we’ve assembled key figures known for their advocacy for gender equity and for accelerating and embedding change. We’ll speak to them about corporate life and overcoming barriers to women achieving senior roles, on gender bias in the legal and political domains, and the cultural reasons behind low glass ceilings for women from minority groups. What will it take for us to reach parity in the next thirty years?
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Director of the UWA Public Policy Institute and Visiting Professor at King’s College, London. He was previously Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister in the UK Cabinet Office and was awarded a CBE in 2017 for services to social science and public policy.
A neuropsychologist and the Pro Vice Chancellor (Health and Medical) Research at UWA. Her main research interests are in normal ageing and in degenerative conditions, with a particular interest in the effects of poor sleep as we age.
A performer and filmmaker based in Boorloo. With a passion for storytelling, Sukhjit was a finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam Competition (2014) and a semi-finalist on Australia’s Got Talent (2016). She’s currently developing 'Her Hair', a spoken word documentary exploring female body hair in Perth.
Named Woman Lawyer of The Year in 2010 and is focused on law reform and the rights of women and children. She is currently on the Boards of the National Drug Research Institute, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board, the Australian Council on Children & the Media and Upswell Publishing.
A campaigner, advocate and trade unionist at heart. Jess is passionate on issues of gender equality, female representation in parliament, economic justice and fairness in the workplace. To work on these challenges, she co-founded She Runs alongside Martina Ucnikova.