"Universities will never appoint someone like me again," Sheila Jeffreys says.

The radical lesbian feminist, one of only a handful still teaching in Australia, has begun packing up her office after 24 years at the University of Melbourne.

Feminist Sheila Jeffreys is retiring. Credit:Simon Schluter

During this time she has taught thousands of students about feminism, male power and the construction of sexuality.

Her views on the sex industry and transgenderism have also triggered controversy.