Kate Dangar

Kate Dangar (she/her) is a first-year PhD researcher at The University of Manchester, originally from Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. Her doctoral research explores how egalitarian young adults navigate and reconcile gender inequality during heterosexual relationship formation, particularly during the transition from courtship to cohabitation.

Kate's broader research interests focus on how gender shapes everyday life and sustains broader patterns of inequality, especially within intimate relationships. She is passionate about research translation and values interdisciplinary and creative approaches to understanding gender and social life.

Prior to beginning her PhD, Kate worked as a Research Coordinator with the Work Futures Hallmark Research Initiative at the University of Melbourne, building on earlier roles as a Research Fellow and Project Manager with the Future of Work Lab and Gender Equity Initiative. In these roles, Kate contributed to peer-reviewed publications and policy-focused reports on the intersections of gender, work, and caregiving.