2026 Inaugural Christine Castley (WGEA CEO) Public Lecture

The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work and the University of Sydney Business School warmly invite you to attend the first public lecture of Christine Castley OAM, CEO of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

Christine Castley’s inaugural public lecture as CEO of WGEA will explore one of Australia’s defining challenges: how do we build institutions and workplaces that enable people to contribute their full capability throughout increasingly complex lives? Drawing on personal experience and three decades working across human services, social policy and multicultural Australia, Christine will reflect on participation, productivity, inclusion and the future of work in a changing nation.

The lecture will consider how workplace gender equality fits within broader questions of inclusion, belonging, opportunity and intergenerational fairness, and how WGEA’s evolving role can help support meaningful and measurable progress over the coming decade.

Date: Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Time: 5.45 pm for a 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Lecture (followed by a reception to 8:00 pm)   
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1170, Belinda Hutchinson Building (H70), The University of Sydney

Please note: This is an in-person event and will not be recorded. You can also forward to a friend or colleague using the forward to a friend link.

About Christine Castley OAM

Christine Castley is the Chief Executive Officer of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), leading efforts to advance gender equality in Australian workplaces. She has extensive senior leadership experience across government and the community sector, including roles as CEO of Multicultural Australia and Deputy Director-General in Queensland Government departments, where she delivered major reforms in areas such as domestic and family violence, housing and community services. At WGEA, Christine champions inclusive workplaces where people can thrive, viewing gender equality as essential to Australia’s social and economic future. She holds degrees in Arts, Law and Public Administration and has broad board experience.