Rachael Pascua is a young Maori-Filipino woman who has worked extensively in the primary prevention of violence against women. Rachael coordinated R4Respect, a youth-led respectful relationships and consent education initiative. Rachael guided R4Respect to reach more than 600,000 young people, receiving a National Community Gold Award by the Australian Institute of Criminology. In 2022, Rachael was a QLD Young Achiever of the Year Finalist. 

As an advocate for young people from marginalized and multicultural backgrounds, Rachael is passionate about empowering young people to be agents of change. Rachael has advised the Queensland Government and ANROWS on young people and gender-based violence. She is currently a Government Relations Advisor at Our Watch, where she helps advise all Governments to embed gender equality. She is excited to work alongside other passionate young leaders through the GIWL Global Youth Committee to advance gender equality in Australia.