Dr Marilyn Metta is a social anthropologist, researcher and trauma practitioner with over 25 years’ experience working with culturally diverse, First Nations, and marginalised communities in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region in addressing sustainable development, gender equity, diversity and inclusion. As an internationally award-winning author and researcher, she has published widely on gender rights and social justice issues and best practice research methodologies. She serves in the Advisory Group to the Western Australian Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Institute at Murdoch University in Western Australia. She is currently the Head of GEDSI and Strategic Partnerships at KONEKSI, a knowledge and innovation partnership program between Australia and Indonesia.