Elizabeth Broderick

Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner for Age Discrimination, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Elizabeth Broderick is a lawyer, mentor and innovative leader, 2001/02 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year and Australian Corporate Business Woman of the Year.

Prior to her appointment as Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination, Elizabeth was a partner at one of Australia’s leading law firms, Blake Dawson and developed the firm’s business case for flexibility in the workplace.

Her efforts contributed to creating a workplace where more than 20 percent of the law firm’s workforce now uses flexible work arrangements.  

She established the first Legal Technology Group within a law firm in Australia and is widely recognised as a leader in the delivery of online legal services to educate individuals about the law.

More recently she has travelled the length and breadth of Australia listening to women and men’s concerns about gender equality and age discrimination. In 2008, she was part of Australia’s delegation to the United Nations for the Commission on the status of women.

Elizabeth has developed mentoring programs for teenage girls at State High Schools in Sydney and later a mentoring program for female university students.  

She has a particular interest in issues related to gender equality, women in business, work and life balance and corporate social responsibility. She is a regular speaker at international and domestic conferences.

Elizabeth is married and has two young children.