Dr Elizabeth Reid (AO FASSA FAIIA) is a feminist development worker, academic and writer. She taught philosophy at the Australian National University before being appointed as an adviser to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1973 on matters relating to the welfare of women and children. Her develop-ment work since then has taken her to Africa, Papua New Guinea, the Pacific, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central America, and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Elizabeth has worked as a national and international public servant with the United Nations, UN specialised agencies and UN regional commissions, and national governments. She has also worked with local and international non-government organisations and with faith-based organisations. She retired from field work in 2015'
