Before her presentation at the Kirby Institute to a crowd of 100 guests, I pulled Dr Louise Purton aside to ask her a few questions about her career to date as a medical researcher in Australia. *****…
Sue Middleton is talking about what’s really hurting women’s careers in agriculture: sexual harassment
Born and raised on a farm in Chinchilla, Queensland, Sue Middleton or “Chilla” as she is known in industry circles, is many things. She’s a successful farming strategist, board director, industry spok…
‘Reputation is driven by culture, not just by marketing’: Meet AHRI’s new CEO Sarah McCann-Bartlett
How do you lead a profession that’s at the core of how we work, into a new decade? Sarah McCann-Bartlett has some ideas as the new CEO of the Australian Human Resources Institute. She sits down to tal…
‘In terms of female representation, we still have a long way to go, but we will get there’: NFF President Fiona Simson
Despite growing up on a farm, living a life on the land was not high on the list of priorities for Fiona Simson when she was a teenager. Ironically today, she’s not only a farmer for her in her “day j…
Nicole Liu is revolutionising fertility wellbeing with a contraceptive delivery service
At 25, Nicole Liu has left her job as business analyst at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to start up her own fertility empowerment company, Kin. The move comes less than a year afte…
Katie Hooper is appointed the CEO of the Foyer Foundation
The Foyer Foundation has appointed Katie Hooper its new Chief Executive Officer. Cooper moves to this new role after spending more than a decade as the Chief Executive of the Foster Care Association o…
Rachael Haynes & Alex Blackwell interviewed by 11-year old ahead of Women’s T20 World Cup
Current and former members of the Australian Women’s Cricket team have partnered with UNICEF to support the ‘For Every Girl’ campaign to empower girls through sport and build equality in communities. …
