Thank you to nearly 160 awesome humans who turned out for last night’s fundraiser for Our Watch. True to form, Nat Bell got the fundraising off to a flying start, recruiting some impressive worker bees. And the art raffles were a major hit thanks to … Continue reading
“I’ve gone from modelling to a body advocate and just being able to tell girls, “here’s my story, here’s what I think about my body, you can take my advice or leave it but I still want to hold your … Continue reading
French-born Frederique Bros is a Graphic & Web Designer who started her own online lifestyle technology magazine www.womenlovetech.com/ to empower women with technology. It’s a helpful blog with lots of quick technology tips and reviews. Meet Freddie. Martine: Freddie what in your view … Continue reading
“I came over here with $500 and my portable sewing machine and found a flat which I rented for forty dollars a week. It had a garage which became my empire (laughs) and one power point and on that I ran the sewing machine: … Continue reading
“The one bit advice I give myself, in moments where you feel that encroaching sense of self-doubt is just to remember that the project is larger than yourself. The big cultural projects we all undertake in Australia are bigger than us. If … Continue reading
“I didn’t speak about the assault for a long time because I lived in fear for so long, but I am happy to talk about it now because I feel lucky to have survived it. It’s also taught me a valuable … Continue reading
“It wasn’t about wanting to be a general manager it was more basic than that, I’d witnessed first-hand the challenges women have trying to work and have a family and I really have enormous empathy and respect for the women … Continue reading
“I have to say we really started from a very naive place, I’d never been to a fun run, I don’t think most of the women working on our volunteer committee had been to a fun run and so we … Continue reading
Girls are not going to be whole, confident, positive, ambitious young women if they don’t see us showing them what that looks, feels and smells like. Dannielle Miller. Who’s in? Who’s out? Who’s hot? Who’s not? These dilemmas are … Continue reading
“One thing that has always struck me is this incredible resilience that children and people have. It’s why we call them survivors and not victims. They come from incredibly traumatic situations and they often times need to go through a … Continue reading