Really Interesting Women

Ep. 44 Jane Caro AM
 Jane Caro is a Walkley Award winning columnist, author, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator. She spent 35 years in the advertising industry, published twelve books, including three novels and has appeared frequently on ABC’s Q&A, Sunrise, The Project, The Drum. She was also a regular panellist on the ABC’s top-rating show on advertising “The Gruen Transfer.”  She is knowledgable, engaging, funny and authentic. For those reasons she is highly sought after as a speaker, workshop facilitator and an MC by a wide range of both private and public sector organisations. 
She always has a lot to say on a broad range of topics. And it's really worth listening to. 

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Ep. 43 Dr Alice Gorman
Alice Gorman is one of the world's leading authorities on space archaeology.   She blogs as 'Dr Space Junk' and her research on space exploration has been featured in National Geographic, New Scientist, and Archaeology magazine. She is a faculty member of the International Space University's Southern Hemisphere Space Program in Adelaide.

She started life as an archaeologist and then, after a gruelling day of field work and while having a beer and  looking up at the night sky, she had her lightbulb moment. That beer changed her life. Well....there were a few other factors as well but you know what I mean. 

We discussed all manner of things.....space junk, Elon Musk, proprietary rights to space, extra terrestrial life, fictional WW1 fighter pilot Biggles. Everything. 

Everyone I reckon has a bit of a fascination with space. If you're one of those people, you'll enjoy this. Even if you're not, have a listen. Like me, you'll probably learn quite a bit.

Her book is 

Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and The Future

https://www.booktopia.com.au/dr-space-junk-vs-the-universe-alice-gorman/book/9781742236247.html

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Ep. 42  Antoinette Braybrook
Antoinette Braybrook is an Aboriginal woman who was born in Victoria on Wurundjeri country. She left school at 15 and, after a period of time finding where she needed to be, she went to university as a mature age student and completed a law degree and was subsequently admitted as a legal practitioner. It was then that she decided to dedicate her life’s work to giving a voice to victims of family and domestic violence, in particular, indigenous women. And by becoming the CEO of Djirra, an organisation dedicated to that cause, she has made, and continues to make, a real difference in the face of, at times, real indifference. She was awarded the 2015 Law Institute of Victoria: Access to Justice/Pro Bono Award, the 2017 Inspirational Women of Yarra Award, and a 2015 Australian Centre for Leadership for Women award for Sustaining Women’s Empowerment. In 2020, she was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

Read about Antoinette's organisation and the great work it does
www.djirra.org.au


Trigger warning: episode contains references to domestic violence

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Ep. 41   Prue Gilbert

Prue Gilbert is a lawyer, human rights advocate and mother....and she combines her vast experiences in all three areas to improve the lives of thousands.

Marie Claire called her the “the anti-discrimination guru”. Vogue named her a “Game Changer” and her business, Grace Papers, won the Australian Human Rights Business Award for addressing pregnancy related discrimination.

At its heart, her company coaches those navigating the parental leave journey from pregnancy, parental leave and returning to work. Both employees AND employers. She outlines the enormous benefits to both when they get the flexible work practices right. 

I wish I'd had this available when we were going through this journey - I've selfishly outlined a bit of my own story in this episode. 

Grace Paper and Prue Gilbert are proving to be a game changer. For everyone. And the covid work from home requirements has just emphasised what Prue has been saying for years. Now the benefits are obvious to everyone. But they weren't when Prue started her journey. 
Another pioneer really worth a listen. 

www.gracepapers.com.au

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Ep. 40 Rachel Doyle SC

Rachel is one of the country's most senior female barristers. She has taken the extraordinary step of writing a book (Power and Consent) which directly addresses the allegations of sexual harassment by 6 former Judges Associates against a former High Court Judge, Dyson Heydon.

And the current Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Susan Kiefel, not only believes these women, she has personally apologised to each of them for their appalling treatment. It's all unprecedented in the legal world. That's what makes this turn of events so fascinating and timely.

Rachel explores these events through the prism of two vital topics…power and consent, as the title of the book would imply. And what she finds makes for a sobering discussion.

We explore how we could possibly get to this situation and,  some answers she proposes. They’re simple….and brilliant. And having been a barrister for over 25 years, her views and thoughts are worth listening to. 

Rachel's book, Power and Consent can be found at Booktopia:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/power-consent-rachel-doyle/book/9781922464125.html?dsa=s1-east&gclid=CjwKCAjwqvyFBhB7EiwAER786ReMxFjszmslAhonB05q0W_6mzbEFdR4pOZa-Z-1AOFLQVPkuoz4vhoCJeMQAvD_BwE

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Ep. 39  Jahna Cedar OAM

Jahna Cedar is a Nyiyaparli/Yindjibarndi woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with family connection to the Gija people of the Kimberleys, and is recognised as a strong Indigenous community leader. 

She has worked for over 20 years advocating for equal rights and reconciliation of Indigenous people and has represented Indigenous Australia at the United Nations in New York, on three occasions. In 2012, Jahna was the youngest person to be elected into the West Australian International Women’s Day Hall of Fame and in 2017 proudly won Business news 40 under 40, First amongst equals. Jahna was also awarded Telstra Business Women Awards WA – For Purpose and Social Enterprise Winner in 2017.

She has such a strong sense of purpose and real suggestions and advice on how we can make our relationship with indigenous people so much better which is the to the benefit of ALL Australians.   

This was a fascinating and educational conversation. 

Jahna refers to IPS Management Consultants. Their website is:
www.ipsau.com.au

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Ep. 38  Rabia Siddique
Rabia is a hostage survivor. It’s part of a story that has its beginnings as a human rights and criminal lawyer, British Army officer and subsequently a best selling author and professional speaker. It’s a very different story from those I’ve brought you to date, but it does share some common themes. Like all my guests, she has been confronted with numerous obstacles, hurdles, challenges and discrimination but, unlike my other guests, some situations she had to literally stare down and, if not handled well, would have cost her her life.  The injustice she suffered was authorised by those at the very top. It's literally unbelievable. 
The whole story of resilience, determination and how treating others with respect and dignity undoubtedly saved her life and those of her fellow hostages - should be made into a movie. As fate would have it, the story IS being made into a movie. My suggestions were (once again rightly) laughed at. I think they may have merit though.

This conversation contains references to sexual assault and sexual abuse. If you or someone you love needs help, please call 1 800 RESPECT or Bravehearts information and support line 1800 272 831

About the guest
Website www.rabiasiddique.com
Rabia's book: Equal Justice, My Journey as a Woman, a Soldier and a Muslim
Booktopia link to the book:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/equal-justice-rabia-siddique/book/9781742613239.html


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Ep. 37 The Hon. Annabelle Bennett AC, SC, FAA

Annabelle is a retired Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. She is currently Chancellor of Bond University; the Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), an Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport; President (part time) of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW; Member of the Board of Directors of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Member and past President of Chief Executive Women; Chair of the Advisory Group of Judges to the World Intellectual Property Organisation; and Member of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has also served as a Commissioner with the NSW Law Reform Commission and as a Royal Commissioner into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.  Dr Bennett is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Law.

Her father was a lawyer, and at an early age she had hopes of following him into the legal profession. Her father, however, thought that law was a bad career choice for women and discouraged her from pursuing this ambition. Instead, she studied science at the University of Sydney and completed a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. But she still wanted to study law. So she did. And became a barrister. Then a Senior Counsel. Then a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

She just wants to keep learning. And don't think Imposter Syndrome doesn't affect someone like Annabelle. It absolutely does but it's how she deals with it that is important. There's a lot of very valuable lessons here.

It's a really interesting and fun chat with a really interesting and fun woman. 

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Ep. 36   Meggie Palmer
Meggie Palmer founded PepTalkHer whose mission is the close the gender pay gap. 

The PepTalkHer app helps track career successes and uses artificial intelligence to coach confidence and negotiation skills.....and gives you a pep talk when you need it most. I'm using it. The key to it's success is its simplicity I reckon. 

Meggie travels globally speaking and helping companies with retaining female leaders and diversity. As a former Walkley award winning journalist, Meggie brings the same dedication, research, determination and empathy to this role. She has helped people all over the world gain confidence and deal with imposter syndrome. To help close the pay gap, she shows us how to negotiate a pay rise and how to boost confidence to help that process through their online free 5 day challenge (www.peptalkher.com/challenge). 

Great practical solutions to global problems. And she's great fun. I got a lot from this. Have a listen. 

www.meggiepalmer.com
www.peptalkher.com
gallup strength finders
www.peptalkher.com/challenge

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Ep. 35  Katy Barfield

Katy Barfield has been described as a food waste warrior, an award winning female founder, circular economy ambassador, food tech expert, food system disruptor, not for profit leader, board member, government advisor and....occasional dolphin rescuer. 

As Founder and CEO of Yume Australia, Katy realised that food rescue was not going to be enough - she did that with Second Bite for many years and, whilst she still thinks organisations like Second Bite and OzHarvest are very important, Yume was brought about to scale up food distribution and get some money back in the hands of the farmers and producers, to make a real impact on the 4.1 million tonnes of commercial food waste per year. That's enough, if the food were stacked on pallets and the pallets were stacked on each other, to reach the space station......14 times over. Annually.

At its simplest, it's Australia's first online marketplace for surplus food. There are only three other organisations around the world utilising similar technology to do the same thing. They estimate that in the next three years, Yume will have prevented 10,000,000 kgs of food from going to waste. 

And food waste is the third biggest contributor to global warming. So it's worth this effort. 

www.yumefood.com.au

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