Core expertise
Gendered violence
Image-based sexual abuse (“revenge pornography”)
Plea negotiations
Prosecutorial discretion
Access to Justice
Legal Aid
Victims’ Rights
Law Reform
Biography
Asher Flynn is a chief investigator on the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, the Centre for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), where she leads the technology-facilitated violence work stream, and is Deputy Lead of Research Ethics and Training.
Her research informed the introduction of federal and state laws on image-based sexual abuse across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Asher is a member of the United Nations’ advisory group to co-create a shared research agenda to end technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and is the only Australia member of Meta’s Global Women’s Safety Board. She’s has advised the Australian Office of the eSafety Commissioner, the United Nations, Meta and Bumble on policy and prevention of technology-facilitated violence.
