Publications and reports

Academic conferences and presentations

• Elise Stephenson 2023, “How is space ‘gendered’? What the data says”, Diversity at the Frontier: Gender Equality in Space Conference, 12-14 April. 
• Elise Stephenson and Susan Harris Rimmer 2022, “Bolstering the Boys Club: Gender and Diplomatic Gatekeeping”, Gender and Diplomacy Workshop, Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 June.
• Elise Stephenson 2022, “Classified and Secret: Understanding Gender in the Intelligence Sector”, International Studies Association Conference.
• Elise Stephenson 2022, “Gender in Outer Space: Decision-Making, Diplomacy and Policy”, International Studies Association Conference.
• Elise Stephenson 2021, “Gender and Diversity in Security and Intelligence: A Review of the Literature”, Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, 20-22 September.
• Elise Stephenson 2021, “Making Feminist Institutional Theory Intersectional: Learnings from Researching Diplomacy”, Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association Conference – ‘Unknowing’ Institutions: Decolonisation and Critical Intersectional Practice, 13-16 July.
• Elise Stephenson 2021, “Navigating Connection and Distance: critical feminist friends and the study of gender and diplomacy”, International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP) Virtual Conference, 17-20 February.
• Elise Stephenson 2021, “What does the research tell us? Women in National Security” Women in National Security Course, National Security College, Australian National University, 1 March.
• Elise Stephenson 2021, “Gender, Diversity and Inclusion in National Security”, National Security College, Australian National University, 24 February.
• Elise Stephenson 2020, “Gender and Institutional Change: Australian Diplomacy and Security”, Gender and Diplomacy Workshop, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-9 October.
• Elise Stephenson 2020, “What the Research Says: Women in National Security”, Women in National Security Course, National Security College, Australian National University, 12 March.
• Elise Stephenson 2019, “How did you gain access? Gaining evidence on women’s leadership in Australian international affairs”, paper presented at The Gendered Dynamics of Australia’s Political Leadership Culture, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 18-19 July.
• Elise Stephenson 2019, “Gender, Diplomacy & Security: Experiences of Women Leaders in Australian International Affairs”, Women in Security Studies Workshop, Griffith University, 23 August.
• Elise Stephenson 2019, “Diplomacy in Liquid Modernity: Disruption and Transformation of Diplomatic Practices”, Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Australia.
• Elise Stephenson 2019, “Queer women, diplomacy and security: A case study of Australian leaders”, paper presented at Gender and Diplomacy Workshop, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 26-28 June.
• Elise Stephenson 2018, “Why are women still marginalised in international representative leadership?”, paper presented at the Australian Human Rights Institute Gender & Politics Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 16-17 July.
• Elise Stephenson 2018, “Who represents Australia internationally? A case study of women leaders in Australian international-facing agencies across foreign affairs, defence, policing and immigration”, paper presented at International Political Studies Association (IPSA) World Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 July.
• Elise Stephenson 2018, “The experiences of women leaders in Australian international-facing agencies: A case study of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence, the Australian Federal Police, and the Department of Home Affairs”, paper presented at International Political Studies Association Research Committee 7 and 19 Pre-Conference Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 July.
• Elise Stephenson 2018, “Disrupting diplomacy: A comparative case study of Australian LGBT women leaders deployed in the Asia Pacific”, paper presented at Conference on Gender and Sexuality Justice in Asia (COGEN), Monash University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12-14 November.
• Elise Stephenson and Sharon Spriggs-Murdoch 2016, “LGBTIQ Intimate Partner Violence Prevention”, presenter, Australian Ally Conference, University of Western Sydney, Australia.
• Elise Stephenson 2015, “Preliminary Findings: Women in Leadership in Hong Kong”, paper presented at Absent Women: Women in Academia in Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, sponsored by the Faculty of Education and HKU United Nations HeForShe, Hong Kong.
• Elise Stephenson, Julien Rosendahl, Ethan Bowering, Yanjie Fu, Linqing Shi, and Han Shen 2013, “Australia-China Soft Power Potential”, paper presented at the Australia-China Futures Emerging Leaders Dialogue 19-20 October 2013, Peking University, Beijing, China.