Leadership Council

Lauren Gurrieri is an Associate Professor of Marketing and the Director of the Centre for Organisations and Social Change at RMIT University. She is a consumer culture scholar whose research examines gender, consumption, and the marketplace. A core focus of her research is understanding how advertising ecosystems, social media platforms, and contemporary marketing practices reproduce gendered inequalities and harms, with particular emphasis on gendered representations, beauty ideals, body norms, and violence against women. Her scholarship also identifies pathways to more gender equitable and inclusive media and consumption landscapes. She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, case studies, and commissioned reports. She has been awarded over $1.2 million in external research funding, including from the Australian Research Council. Her research frequently informs public debate, industry reform, and policy initiatives aimed at addressing gender inequality in advertising and digital culture.