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Research

At Stella, we believe that quality research plays a crucial role in driving systemic change. 

Through our range of research work, we seek to tell a story about the state of gender equality in Australian literature, and hold the sector to account into the future.

Explore the findings of our long-running Stella Count initiative below, as well as a range of other research projects.

The Stella Count

The Stella Count is Australia’s leading statistical analysis of gender bias in the field of book reviewing in Australia. Begun in 2012, it collects and interprets data on the gender of authors and reviewers, length of review, and genre of books reviewed. 

Explore our findings over the last decade, and help us hold the literary sector to account on providing equal representation for women writers.

Download the 2019/20 Count (PDF)

2019/2020 Stella Counts

Explore the findings and notable statistics from the 2019/2020 Stella Counts.

“The Stella Count has been a driving force in persuading literary editors to review more books written by women and to commission more women reviewers.”

— Jane Palfreyman

Australian Publisher

“For the first time in the history of the Stella Count, the 2019 and 2020 data tells us that more books by women authors than by men authors are being reviewed in Australia’s book pages. This is a milestone to be celebrated because equal access to book reviews will make a genuine difference to the lives and reputations of Australian women authors.”

— Melinda Harvey

Monash University

2019/2020 Stella Counts

Explore the findings and notable statistics from the 2019/2020 Stella Counts.

Teaching Consent in Secondary School English

The Consent in Literature project investigated the potential and possibilities of including a focus on consent education in school English.

Reading Climate

Find out more about our research project with Melbourne Graduate School of Education


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September 2022

Reading Climate Teacher Seminars: Indigenous literatures, school English and sustainable futures

Are you an Australian high school English teacher? Are you interested in learning more about the potential for Indigenous literatures to teach and address climate change?

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May 2022

Teaching Consent in Secondary School English

Join us at the Wheeler Centre to explore the intersections of literacy and consent, and the untapped potential of high school English to shape students’ experiences of power and consent. 

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February 2022

The 2019 and 2020 Stella Counts crash through the gender parity barrier

For the first time since it started in 2012, representation of women authors in Australian book reviews is on par with that of their male counterparts, the latest reports from Stella reveal.

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