Chanel Contos
Chanel Contos is an Australian sexual consent activist and founder of Teach Us Consent, the campaign that led to mandatory consent education in Australian schools. She came to global attention in 2021 after inviting young Australian women to share accounts of sexual assault, prompting a national reckoning around consent and school culture. Contos also chairs the Youth Advisory Committee at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, and her work has been featured in major international outlets.
In recent years, Contos has continued to advocate for comprehensive consent education and cultural change around sexual violence. She writes and speaks widely on youth activism, gender equality and institutional accountability.
Chanel Contos is an Australian sexual consent activist and founder of Teach Us Consent, the campaign that led to mandatory consent education in Australian schools. She came to global attention in 2021 after inviting young Australian women to share accounts of sexual assault, prompting a national reckoning around consent and school culture. Contos also chairs the Youth Advisory Committee at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, and her work has been featured in major international outlets.
In recent years, Contos has continued to advocate for comprehensive consent education and cultural change around sexual violence. She writes and speaks widely on youth activism, gender equality and institutional accountability.