Sue Mate

Dr. Susan (Sue) Mate (she/her) is a Career Development lecturer at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia. She specialises in designing inclusive professional learning programs that emphasise the importance of intercultrual competency, labour market research and career identity development within postgraduate courses at the university.

As a gender inclusion advocate, she has led initiatives that promote equity, deliver strategic, data-driven insights, and drive continuous improvement in workplaces and women’s career opportunities. Her work also examines the wider cultural construction and social change, exploring how socio-cultural influences—and the socio-ecologies of places—shape identity, wellbeing, resilience, and the career possibilities, options, and choices available, particularly for young people.