Dr Muneera Bano and Mariam Mohammed are two incredible leaders who’ve each embraced an unconventional education. Working in vastly different fields, they are both examples of women who have broken through the “concrete ceiling” and are making a world more hospitable to women.

Dr Muneera Bano is Principal Research Scientist within the Diversity and Inclusion in Artificial Intelligence Program at CSIRO’s digital data arm, Data61.

Mariam Mohammed is a speaker, facilitator, entrepreneur and coach. In 2019 she co-founded Moneygirl, a social enterprise fostering the financial literacy of young women.