Elena Spasovska, PhD, is a researcher, lecturer and advocate for gender equality with interest and expertise in the political and economic empowerment of women and the eradication of gender-based violence, among the other areas.
Spasovska was behind the organization of one online survey on the life of the Macedonian immigrant woman who lives abroad, with a section dedicated to domestic violence, in which almost 23% of respondents said they experienced domestic violence while still living in Macedonia, and 10% experienced abroad as well. Of those who experienced such violence in Macedonia, only 11% reported, while abroad that percentage is 17.
Elena arrived in Australia in 2013, for two reasons, educational and love. Since, she and her husband Michael have lived in Sydney and are currently in Adelaide, where Elena works as a lecturer and researcher at the University of South Australia.
