Helen Joyce (born 1969) is an Irish journalist, currently on sabbatical from her role as executive editor for events business at The Economist becoming director of advocacy for campaign group Sex Matters. She studied as a mathematician and worked in academia before switching to journalism. Joyce began working for The Economist as education correspondent for its Britain section in 2005 and has since held several senior positions, including finance editor and international editor. She published her book Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality in 2021.