Michelle Panayi

Michelle Panayi is the author of the Rise and Fall of Patriarchy, a women’s rights advocate and former human rights lawyer who worked closely with women and children who were victims of all forms of male violence. 

Michelle is also a former Manager of the Victorian Bar’s Pro Bono Legal Assistance Scheme and the Law Institute of Victoria’s Legal Assistance Scheme respectively, was a member of the Victorian Bar’s Family Violence Committee and also the Law Institute of Victoria’s Access to Justice Committee. She is also a former political adviser.