Australian of the Year David Morrison AO leads a panel of researchers, students and academics in this topical debate. Some of the questions they explore include:

- Is this model of change the key to accelerating gender equality? Or are we just perpetuating a traditional male power-based, approach to the issue of gender equality?

- Why are we failing to have the important public debate about the role of men in caregiving which many believe is critical to achieving true gender equality? For decades now we have seen surveys of younger men wanting to spend more time with their children with little change.

- Is the business driven male CEO advocacy model really working to increase inclusion?

- Does it work in all sectors including for example culture, arts and education?

- Is a gender alliance model a more effective approach to deliver real change? Globally we have also seen the very successful UN He for She campaign emerge from the NGO sector that engaged men of all ages across the world.

PANELLISTS:

- David Morrison AO (2016 Australian of the Year)

- Associate Professor Michael Flood, University of Wollongong

- Dr Elizabeth Hill, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney

- Associate Professor Parisa Aslani, Faculty of Pharmacy, the University of Sydney

- Professor Deborah Schofield, Faculty of Pharmacy, the University of Sydney

- Anna Hush, University of Sydney Students' Representative Council (SRC) Women's Collective

- Greg O’Mahoney, debate host