People

Membership

To help promote collaboration and linkages between researchers at ANU, individual scholars align themselves with one or more of the Gender Institutes subject areas or nodes. Current Gender Institute members are listed below. Click on people’s names to find out more about them. If you are an ANU researcher working in the areas of gender or sexuality or a staff member interested in gender equity issues at ANU and you would like to join the Gender Institute network and be listed on this page, please complete the form linked here.

Convenor

Fiona Jenkins has been part of the management team of the ANU Gender Institute since its inception in 2011. She served as the Convenor of the ANU Gender Institute, between 2013-15, and commenced her second term in this role in July 2019. She is also a Professor in the School of Philosophy at ANU. Her research includes a wide range of interests with particular focus on topics in feminist and political theory, and a further focus on gender equity in academia. She has led major research projects and been awarded for contributions to Excellence in Equity and Diversity and Excellence in Teaching. As the Gender Institute Convenor she aims to develop and support best practice in promoting gender equality and has been involved in numerous projects including civil society monitoring of Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.

Management Committee

Throughout the year the Gender Institute Management Committee assists the Convenor in determining the directions of the Gender Institute, including the selection of the grant applications and prizes for excellence in research.