Dr Elise Stephenson
Global Institute for Women's Leadership
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
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
Women disproportionately placed in high-risk seats ahead of federal election
While some progress has been made towards gender equality in Australian elections, women remain underrepresented among candidates in…
Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse
Newly published research has found clear evidence that openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer+ (LGBTIQ+) Australian politicians were…
Defying gravity: Elise Stephenson is propelling gender equality into orbit
Some people are born knowing their purpose in life. It took Dr Elise Stephenson a few plot twists…
The rise of the strongman leader: how misogyny became a political tactic in the US election
The phrase “your body, my choice” was trending on social media in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s US…
Democracy Sausage: Throwing in the Trump wild card
What influenced Trump’s decisive win in the US presidential election? Does this signal another global shift toward populist,…
Aussies want more forward-thinking politics
A new report shows 81 per cent of Australians agree our politicians generally think too short-term when making…
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…
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,…
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…