Jane Alver is an Australian lawyer, activist, PhD student and gender equality advocate, active in the women’s movement for more than 25 years, at the local, national and global levels. Currently with the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, and a member of the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) there, her PhD research focus is on Pacific feminist civil society and strategic alliances. @janealver