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Amira Aftab is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie Law School whose research focuses on the lived experiences of marginalized communities. Her work examines the gendered nature of institutions, particularly in the fields of family law and family dispute resolution. Aftab has a strong interest in issues related to gendered violence, human rights (including women's rights and sexual orientation and gender identity rights), and women's agency. She is currently leading a project funded by the James Martin Institute for Public Policy that analyzes the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic family violence service provision in New South Wales. Furthermore, Aftab chairs the Women and Girls’ Rights Subcommittee for the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and serves as the co-President of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Research Network. Prior to her role at Macquarie University, she was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Western Sydney University, where she earned her PhD in Law, focusing on the intersection of gender, religion, and state institutions in the context of Sharia debates in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Macquarie University • Sydney
Senior Lecturer at the Macquarie Law School, focusing on gendered studies and family law.
Western Sydney University • Sydney
Involved in teaching and research in the area of law with a focus on gender and family.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).