Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian-born writer, academic (Academia), journalist and scholar (wikt:scholar) of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist (Feminism) voices of the later 20th century.

Greers ideas have created controversy ever since her book The Female Eunuch became an international best-seller in 1970, turning her into a household name and bringing her both adulation and opposition. She is also the author of many other books including, Sex and Destiny: The Politics of Human Fertility (1984); The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause (1991) and Shakespeares Wife (2007). She currently serves as Professor Emeritus of English Literature and Comparative Studies at the University of Warwick.

Germaine Greer has defined her goal as womens liberation as distinct from equality with men.