Abby Kempe

Abby Kempe brings 18 years of experience across heavy industry, defence, government, and community sectors to her role at Tradeswomen Australia. She specialises in evidence-based gender equity, cultural diagnostics and psychosocial safety frameworks that support employers, unions and government partners to build safer and more inclusive workforce systems.

Abby is the originator of applied workforce equity frameworks, including an organisational needs hierarchy developed for the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union and the “Psychosocial Safety, Retention & ROI” employer engagement model adopted by MAS National.

Alongside her national consulting portfolio, Abby serves as Chair of HerSpace, Australia’s only organisation dedicated to the psychological recovery of women who have experienced exploitation and trafficking.

She holds an MBA (Distinction), BA Psychological Science, Diploma of Justice, ACWA-accredited counselling qualification, and is a member of the Institute of Community Directors Australia (MICDA).