[2] Her time in high school coincided with the rise of second-wave feminism, and Norton became interested in women's health.
[2] She remained in New Zealand for her undergraduate studies, earning a master's degree at the University of Canterbury.
[4] Norton remained at the University of Sydney for her doctoral research, where she studied cirrhosis of the liver in women.
[7] In 1999, she founded the George Institute for Global Health, a non-profit which she continues to lead as Director.
[12] In this capacity, she serves as Chair of the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network.