Molly Saunders is a Research Associate in the Department of Policy and Governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy. She is currently supporting a co-designed research project on the experiences of young people with disability and young carers in relation to institutional listening. As a PhD Candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Molly is examining gender inequity within marketised systems of disability support, using a case study analysis of women with disability's human rights within the National Disability Insurance Scheme. She is currently an associate at the UNSW's Australian Human Rights Institute, serves as a steering committee member for the UNSW's Women's Wellbeing Academy, and is The Australian Sociological Association's 2025-2026 Postgraduate Portfolio Leader.

Molly's broad research interests include:

• gender inequality
• feminist theory
• critical disability theory
• critical health humantities
• human rights
• inclusive research methodologies
• minority group experiences of social policy

Molly co-lectures Policy Advocacy (POGO8083) at the ANU. She previously tutored two units at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW: Creating Social Change (COMM1000) and Social Entrepreneurship Practicum (COMM5030).

Prior to commencing her PhD, Molly worked in various international and national human rights advocacy organisations; and, as a graduate administrative lawyer.