Leonora Risse

Bio

Dr Leonora Risse is an economist who specialises in gender equality. 

Her research focuses on gender gaps in workforce outcomes, including the gender pay gap and women’s under-representation in leadership.

Dr Risse is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Canberra and a Research Fellow with the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia. Previously she held roles with the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University, the Productivity Commission and RMIT University. She is a co-founder and former National Chair of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) in Australia. 

Dr Risse engages regularly with governments and organisations on evidence-based policies to close gender gaps and how to apply a ‘gender lens’ to economic analysis and policy design.

Her economic expertise extends to labour economics, disadvantage and wellbeing. She engages regularly with the media to empower everyday audiences with a greater understanding of economic issues.

Dr Risse holds a PhD in Economics, Bachelor of Economics (Honours I & University Medal) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland.