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Meet us at the pub to hear writer and podcaster Maggie Zhou talk gender and AI with Victorian Women’s Trust Feminist Researcher in Residence, Dr Elise Stephenson.

Maggie and Elise will dissect new gender and AI research findings, the gendered harms, potential knock-on effects, and what all this could mean for our future. Their conversation will unpack previously uncharted gendered harms, potential knock-on effects, and what this all means for future policy positions.

While the topic is serious (because it really is) the atmosphere will be relaxed and welcoming. This is your opportunity to meet like-minded feminists and ask the hard questions. Come along and be part of the conversation.

  • Doors open at 6:00 PM (6:15 PM start).

  • Drinks available at the bar.

  • Stick around for audience Q&A and a chance to chat with fellow attendees.


Speakers:

Dr Elise Stephenson
Dr Elise Stephenson is the inaugural Victorian Women’s Trust Feminist Researcher in Residence, and Deputy Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at ANU, founded and chaired by Julia Gillard. An ARC DECRA Fellow specialising in gender, AI, leadership and national security, Dr Stephenson brings a wealth of expertise and shared feminist values to this research.

 

Maggie Zhou
Maggie Zhou (she/her) is a Naarm/Melbourne writer, Broadsheet’s fashion editor-at-large and the co-host of Culture Club podcast. She’s written for The Guardian, Dazed, The Big Issue, Kill Your Darlings, The Age, ABC and Refinery29. Maggie has appeared on The Project, SBS Insight,  ABC News Breakfast, Triple J Hack and ABC radio.

Feminism in the Pub with Dr Elise Stephenson and Maggie Zhou

Gender and AI — let's talk about it.

  • Thursday 8 October 2026
  • 6.00pm – 7.00pm
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