Tired of seeing important research and data on gender equality underused in academic journals, an economist decided to take the matter into her own hands.

A gender equality evidence hub appeared as the answer, providing a space for the latest research, evidence and data translated for employers, governments and teachers to put knowledge into action.

"It's about democratising information," economist Leonora Risse told AAP ahead of the hub's launch on Monday night.

"It's one thing to conduct research and publish it in a journal, but it's another to go further and translate that information into practice."

It's hoped the website, created with funding from the Trawalla Foundation, RMIT University and Women's Leadership Institute Australia, will become the bridge between academic research

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