I just want to make a positive difference; I try and appreciate what these families face by sharing in their lives so that I can be that positive difference – that support and care that make the small things easier, … Continue reading
Interviews Engaging Women
Carol Schwartz AM
Carol Schwartz AM is one of the most significant Australian feminists of the modern era. Her energy for a better world for women and girls knows no bounds. We have applauded her unrelenting advocacy on women in leadership, gender equality, … Continue reading
The Business Leader
Ming Long AM is a respected leader with more than 25 years experience across a broad range of industries. She led the establishment of Property Male Champions of Change and is the first Asian woman to lead an ASX-100 or … Continue reading
The Melbourne Opera Non-Executive Director
Anastasia Fai Kogan has been appointed the youngest director in the history of the Melbourne Opera Board. She will serve as a Non-Executive Director and is expected to bring energy and fresh, connective thinking to the role. The 37-year-old is … Continue reading
The adaptive Principal
“I see this time of change as an amazing opportunity to rethink many of the things we take for granted in education. Established ways of thinking and doing are often very hard to change but this time of turmoil has … Continue reading
UN Women National Committee Australia
I believe that it takes one person at a time to shift the gender equality dial. Janelle Weissman, UN Women National Committee Australia. UN Women is the United Nations entity for gender equality and women’s empowerment. It’s all about: … Continue reading
My career in engineering
“At the end of the day, engineers engineer things to make our lives better. And since the female constitute about half of the human population, I believe a woman’s contribution will be just as valuable and obligatory as any man’s.” … Continue reading
Candidate for CEDAW
The difficulty of being a leader of a political party on a national level, being the most experienced person in the room (at one stage having served the longest) being the youngest and being female which meant that I still … Continue reading
The pioneer of Australian modern dance
“I knew I was breaking the boundaries but I knew I wasn’t alone.” Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM. From where I sit, the woman you’re about to meet should be one of our more well-known artistic icons. One day … Continue reading
The cancer researcher
“You decide the kind of person you want to be and the legacy you want to leave and how you want to live your life, you go out and make that happen. I love what I do; I love the … Continue reading