Jane Caro

Jane Caro is a Senior Lecturer in Advertising at Western Sydney University's School of Communication Arts, media commentator, and author with over three decades of advertising industry experience. She contributes regularly to ABC TV's The Gruen Transfer and ABC Radio National's Life Matters, with additional media presence on Sunrise and Q&A.

• B.A. in English Literature from Macquarie University
• Board member of The Public Education Foundation and Bell Shakespeare

Her research focuses on:

• Education policy and equity
• Social class dynamics in schooling
• Advertising's role in cultural narratives
• Media portrayal of educational issues
• Feminist perspectives in modern society

Key publications analyze private school privilege, Gonski funding reforms, and educational tradition evolution. She has won numerous advertising awards including Cannes and Asia Pacific accolades, while maintaining active roles in public debates about educational equity and media representation.