Chanel Contos

Chanel Contos founded Teach Us Consent, a campaign that mandated consent education in Australia.

Chanel studied a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts at the University of New South Wales, where she also taught multiple Information Systems courses after graduation.

Chanel completed her Masters of Education, Gender and International Development at University College London with distinction.

In 2032, she published her first book Consent Laid Bare, which is an adaptation of her Masters dissertation.

Chanel consults for multinational companies and Governments on sexual violence prevention and was appointed by Julia Gillard to chair the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership’s Youth Advisory Committee at The Australian National University and Kings College London.

Her work has been recognised domestically and internationally. In 2022 she was listed as one of the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women worldwide.