Our expertise

At the Gender Lab, we unite researchers from multiple fields to study gender equity. This page lists our researchers and their research interests.

NameResearch interests
Victoria BaranovDeterminants and consequences of gender norms, masculinity, fatherhood, IPV and gender-based violence, gender & mental health, gender and economic development
Lisa CameronGender inequality in developing countries, gender norms
Diana Contreras SuarezWomen inequality in health, education and work; gender norms
Nisvan ErkalGender gaps in leadership outcomes, gender differences in performance evaluation
Michelle Escobar CariasDomestic violence, maternal mental health, maternal investments, women's labor force participation
Marina GertsbergCorporate governance/board of directors, gender bias in academia
Jan KabatekFamily, parenthood, sexual minorities
Maria RecaldeGender differences in task allocations at work, non-promotable tasks, negotiation, speaking up, influence, intersectionality
Karinna SaxbyGender identity, trans and gender diverse
Reshad AhsanInternational trade, development
Kathryn BaragwanathGender and environment, women in politics
Michelle BrownPay communications
Felix CappFamily economics, Australian  policy review,  Fatherhood and role of fathers
Andrew ClarkeGendered outcomes in immigrant labour and health outcomes; labour market and health outcomes for LGBTIQA+ populations
Deshani B. GanegodaSocial and organisational justice, allyship, voice behaviour, caregiver discrimination
Kanika GoyalCareer progression of women, taxation and gender
Dean HoiMigration, economic history, labor economics, political economy, and cultural economics
Xinran HuMarriage, household decision-making, female empowerment
Sanni KiviholmaMigration, labour markets, gender
Inga LassGender inequality in the labour market and in unpaid work
Ruikun MaLabour force participation, education attainment, intra-household bargaining power
Cristiano MantovaniMacroeconomics, misallocation, gender gaps
Iderlina Mateo-BabianoGender, transport and logistics
Camilla Mattaliano BelfortiThe care economy, gendered migration, migrant domestic work, transformative policy making
Susan MendezGender in the medical labour market
Kieu-Trang NguyenThe evolution and impact of gender norms
Maria Elisavet PeppaNon-binary gender economics, LGBTQ+ economics
Kushneel Avneet PrakashGender difference in personality (locus of control) on mental health
Martina RepettoGender bias in healthcare, labour market inequalities, domestic violence
Faisal SohailTime use, labor supply, entrepreneurship
Yobin TimilsenaSpatial macroeconomics, spatial inequality, the economics of education
Emily TranGender stereotypes across task domains, gender differences in outcomes, gender biases and discrimination in performance evaluation
Ravisha Wellappuli
Intimate partner violence, gender-based discrimination
Ruohan WuGender inequality, Applied microeconomics, labour economics
Renee ZhouGender gap in labour market, trade, and gender