Australia’s female economists have been making history for nearly 150 years. It’s time we knew their stories

By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University

Some of Australia’s most powerful policy institutions are now being led by female economists.

Between 2023 and 2026 came a remarkable run of firsts. Danielle Wood became the first woman to chair the Productivity Commission, Michele Bullock the first female governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and Jenny Wilkinson the first woman to lead the Australian Treasury.

It might seem as though women economists…

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