Brittany Higgins takes up key women’s leadership role at ANU

Brittany Higgins. Photo: supplied - Former political staffer and women's safety and equality advocate Brittany Higgins has been appointed as the inaugural Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University's Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL). As part of GIWL, Ms Higgins will help advance work on a proposed code of conduct to prevent and respond to abuse, harassment and sexual misconduct in Parliament House and parliamentary workplaces. Ms Higgins will also collaborate with GIWL on other key issues, including the implementation of the Respect@Work report, advancing the outcomes of the Independent Inquiry into the Commonwealth's Parliamentary Workplaces expected in November 2021 and highlighting the importance of young women's leadership. GIWL at ANU is a non-partisan organisation that undertakes cutting-edge research and advocacy driven by evidence to support women's leadership and improve workplace gender equality. ANU is the first university in the world to partner with the original Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London, established and led by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Ms Gillard said Ms Higgins was "a powerful force for change who had already greatly advanced the national conversation and push for reform in one of the most confronting and urgent issues Australia faces".