Emma Walsh is the CEO of Parents At Work and Founder of the Family Friendly Workplaces Initiative, and a leading advocate for gender-equal paid parental leave in Australia. For more than two decades, she has championed the social and economic case for inclusive workplaces, challenging entrenched norms that position care as women’s work.  In 2017, Emma co-founded the Advancing Parental Leave Equality Network (APLEN), bringing together employers and advocacy groups to drive national awareness and reform. Through initiatives including the Aussie Dads campaign, she elevated the case for equal paid parental leave and highlighted the powerful link between fathers’ caregiving, women’s workforce participation and long-term gender equality.  Emma later led the development of Global National Work + Family Standards and the Family Friendly Workplaces Certification program, establishing a clear benchmark for employer accountability. Her work continues to mobilise business and policy leaders to dismantle barriers, normalise men’s caregiving, and embed care as a shared responsibility.