Elizabeth Broderick

As Australia’s longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), she advanced gender equality and women's human rights through research and advocacy including in relation to preventing violence against women, economic security for women, balancing paid work and unpaid caring responsibilities, women’s leadership and gender equality laws and institutions.

Ms. Broderick has led major reviews into the treatment of women in Australia's military, Federal Police, parliament and private sector organisations.

She established and convenes the globally recognized ‘Champions of Change’ strategy, which brings together powerful leaders of government and business to be accountable for progressing gender inequality in Australia and beyond.

She was a member of the World Bank Gender Advisory Board, and Global Co-Chair of the UN Global Compact's Women's Empowerment Principles Leadership Group. She was Special Adviser to the Executive Director of UN Women and Under-Secretary General on Private Sector Engagement.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Computer Science) / Bachelor of Laws and Honorary Doctorates of Law from the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales and University of Technology, Sydney and Honorary Doctorates from Deakin, Edith Cowan and Griffith Universities.