At the end of 2019, 34 year old Sanna Marin became the Prime Minister of Finland and the youngest government leader in the world. Marin was selected as leader of the Social Democrats, the largest part…
No more “dreams of dinosaurs”, time for new leaders: Filmmaker Lynette Wallworth accepts Crystal Award
Award-winning Australian filmmaker, artist and director Lynette Wallworth accepted a Crystal Award for global cultural leadership at Davos on Monday, taking the opportunity to call for new leadership …
Greece’s top judge to be elected first female president
Greece is set to elect its first female president, as centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates the country’s top judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, for the role. Sakellaropoulou, 63, …
Pope Francis appoints first woman to senior Vatican diplomatic role
Pope Francis has appointed a woman to a senior managerial position in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time in the Catholic Church’s history. Dr Francesca Di Giovanni, an Italia…
100 women in STEMM from 33 countries are heading to Antarctica. Here’s part of what they’ll learn about leadership
Julia May and Sarah Anderson are heading off to Antarctica this week with 98 other women as part of the Homeward Bound expedition, supporting women in STEMM. Below are some of the leadership lessons t…
Sheneli Dona cares about human rights & wants other young leaders to follow
Sheneli Dona is the founder and CEO of The Dona Faith Alliance, a new human rights organisation that promotes youth engagement in human rights issues. Barely out of her teenage years, she’s already wo…
These women in Vanuatu highlight the strength of the female network following a crisis
Kristina Stefanova recently travelled to Vanuatu to witness the first ever National Women’s Convening. She saw the difference women’s leadership can make in humanitarian action when female…
Gillian Triggs appointed UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection
Professor Gillian Triggs has been appointed Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Triggs, who recently completed a five-year te…
Losing my executive job felt awful but I’m glad it happened
Brené Brown held an inspiring show in Melbourne last week. If you have lived in a cave over the last few years, she is a famous research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Soci…
Lifelong bullying led Paula Stevens-Dunn to start a world class leadership program
Paula Stevens-Dunn believes cultivating a leadership mindset is essential for young girls and sets them up for everything they do in life. Her leadership program for teenage girls, The Limited Edition…
