kylie stephen

Dr Kylie Stephen is the Assistant Director-General of the Office for Women and Violence Prevention, Department of Justice and Attorney-General in Queensland. Kylie’s early career focused on teaching and research in the fields of political science and gender politics. Kylie has since worked in policy, program and operational roles across a range of human service portfolios, including community services, child safety, community recovery and gender equality in both the United Kingdom and Queensland.

Kylie has used her knowledge of community services and change management to strengthen community and whole-of-government responses to address gendered violence including leading reforms across the domestic, family and sexual violence service system following the Not Now, Not Ever report by the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland and more recently following the release of the Hear her Voice reports 1 and 2 by the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce.

Kylie’s qualifications include a PhD – Government, from the University of Queensland (1997) and a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from the University of Queensland (1992).