Genevieve is a qualified lawyer. Before Ergon, she worked as a solicitor and researcher specialising in labour and employment law with the Australian government, a trade union, a NGO representing migrant workers, and a commercial law firm. She has also completed a consultancy with the International Labour Organization working with the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch and a judicial clerkship at the Federal Court of Australia.

She holds degrees in Law with First Class Honours and Arts (French/Politics) from the Australian National University, and a LLM from the University of Chicago Law School specialising in migration, labour and economic development.

Genevieve’s areas of interest include:
• The relationship between law, labour standards and development;
• Gender equality and women’s economic empowerment;
• The employment of refugees and migrant workers; and
• Inclusive employment.