Contos became known globally in 2021, following an outpouring of responses to her request for young Australian women to report on their sexual assault experiences.
She is the founder of Teach Us Consent and chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership's Youth Advisory Committee.
[2][3] She attended Kambala School in Sydney,[4][5] before studying at the University of New South Wales for a bachelor's degree in commerce and arts.
[3] In February 2021, Contos began an Instagram poll asking for stories from young Australian women who had been sexually assaulted.
[9] In May 2021, the then Australian prime minister Scott Morrison pledged to meet with Contos to discuss sexual consent education.