Dr Elise Stephenson is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at ANU and a Fellow at the ANU National Security College.

Elise is a 2022 Fulbright Scholar and Top 50 Most Outstanding LGBTIQ+ Leaders by Google, Deloitte and Energy Australia.

Her expertise is sought in: women’s leadership; gender in international affairs, diplomacy, national security and outer space; public diplomacy and foreign policy; entrepreneurship and social enterprise; gender equality; LGBTI+ inclusion and rights; intersectional, feminist climate justice and climate action.

Elise is a regular contributor to TV, radio and various academic and non-academic publications, including the Lowy Institute, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Broad Agenda, and the Australian Journal of International Affairs.


Fields of expertise



Articles

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Julie Bishop on gender in international affairs: ‘The women have the answers’

The decision to appoint prominent businesswoman, Sam Mostyn as Australia’s next Governor General was met with backlash from…


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Democracy Sausage: The face of the nation

Sam Mostyn’s appointment as Governor-General has caused backlash in some quarters of the media, which raises the question,…


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Young people passionate about political action, but forging new pathways to change 

Young politically engaged Australians care passionately about key issues, but don’t feel represented or listened to by our…


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