Today we speak to Fiona Gower about her busy, multi-layered life as the National President of Rural Women New Zealand, as a hands-on mother, a farmer and a community volunteer. We talk about how she has learnt to balance this and how herself and her husband have really taken a 50/50 approach to parenting. 

She talks about how and why to say NO as well as identifying and using transferable skills inside and outside of the industry. We also find out more about what Rural Woman New Zealand does and how they support and drive to many campaigns from farm to government, to form a better life for women living rurally. 

Why a podcast for Farming Mums NZ and the rural industry as a whole?'

My name is Chanelle O'Sullivan. I am interviewing both women and men within the primary industries and rural New Zealand who are thinking outside the box. Who are entrepreneurs, thought leaders, CEO’s, campaign leaders, in governance, life coaches, career experts, communicators, health and fitness professionals - anyone doing something from rural New Zealand who didn’t let rural-life, partners working long hours or geographical location, hold them back.