Fay Surtees Marles AM[1] (née Pearce; 3 January 1926 – 1 November 2024) was an Australian public servant.
She was the second of three children born to Jane Victoria (née Crisp) and Percy William Pearce;[4] an older sibling died as an infant.
[5] Marles completed a Master of Arts in 1975 as a mature-age student and joined the University of Melbourne's faculty as a senior tutor and later lecturer in social work.
[9] In 1978, Marles attracted attention with her intervention on behalf of female pilot Deborah Lawrie in her sex discrimination case against Ansett Australia.
[8] She also encouraged participation from international alumni and was an advocate for the increased involvement of women in university processes.
[4] The Victorian Women's Benevolent Trust established the Fay Marles Equal Opportunity Sub-Fund in 2013.