Fay Marles

Fay Surtees Marles AM[1] (née Pearce; born 3 January 1926) is an Australian former public servant. She served as Victorian Commissioner of Equal Opportunity from 1977 to 1987 and Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 2001 to 2004.[2][3]

Fay Marles

AM
Born
Fay Surtees Pearce

(1926-01-03) 3 January 1926
Melbourne, Australia
EducationRuyton Girls' School
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Spouse
Donald Marles
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(m. 1952)​
Children4, inc. Richard

Early life

Marles was born in Melbourne and educated at Ruyton Girls' School in Kew. She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1948 with a Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Social Work. She subsequently became a social worker in Queensland. However, after her marriage to Donald Marles in 1952 she was subjected to the marriage bar and forced to resign her position. She and her husband had four children, including politician Richard Marles.[4]

Professional career

Marles completed a Master of Arts in 1975 and was appointed a senior tutor in social work at the University of Melbourne. In 1977, she was chosen as Victoria's inaugural Commissioner of Equal Opportunity, holding the position for ten years. She subsequently formed a consulting firm. In 2001, Marles was appointed to replace Sir Edward Woodward as Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, as the first woman to hold the position. She served until 2004.[4]

References
  1. "It's an honour - MARLES, Fay Surtees - Member of the Order of Australia - 26 January 1986". It's an Honour. Government of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "Fay Surtees Marles, AM" (PDF). University of Melbourne. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "National Library of Australia - Marles, Fay (1926-)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. "Marles, Fay Surtee (1926 - )". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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