International Women’s Day

8 March

With a vision of creating a world where women and girls everywhere have equal rights and opportunities, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

We work with some of the brightest and bravest women in business, media, sport and STEM. With stories to share of triumphs, challenges and progress, their words will inspire men and women alike to show their support for gender equality – in the workplace, and everywhere.

More information and resources about International Women’s Day are available here.

IN THIS GROUP

Alice Pung OAM
Alice Pung OAM is an award-winning author, journalist, lawyer and educator from Melbourne. Her non-fiction books Unpolished Gem, Her Father’s Daughter and Growing Up Asian in Australia have been set […]
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Angela Pippos
Angela Pippos is an award-winning journalist, presenter, documentary-maker, author and political adviser. For three years, Angela was at the centre of Australian politics as Chief Adviser to Independent Federal Member […]
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Beverley Wang
Beverley Wang is a popular MC, speaker and moderator who has interviewed cultural heavyweights and hosted events at festivals, conferences and gatherings across Australia. In 2024, Beverley was named the […]
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Bri Lee
Bri Lee is a Sydney-based author, academic, and activist. As an author, Bri published a multi-award-winning memoir, Eggshell Skull, and two other acclaimed works of non-fiction, Beauty and Who Gets […]
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Brook McCarthy
Brook McCarthy is an international speaker, facilitator and coach who is obsessed by the meanings we take to, and derive from, work. Her real, humorous, straight-shooting style is loved by […]
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Carly Findlay
Carly Findlay OAM is an award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist. Her first book, a memoir called Say Hello, was released in January 2019. Carly edited the anthology Growing Up […]
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Celeste Liddle
Celeste Liddle is an Arrernte woman, an opinion writer, a trade unionist and public speaker. Celeste started her blog Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist in June 2012. A mere six […]
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Claire Madden
Claire Madden is a leading voice internationally on Generation Z. As an author, social researcher, keynote speaker, and media commentator, Claire is in high demand as an expert in interpreting […]
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Clare Bowditch
Clare Bowditch is a best-selling ARIA Award winning musician (Best Female), Logie Nominated actor (for TV Show Offspring), Best-Selling Author (for her recently released memoir Your Own Kind Of Girl), […]
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Donna Campisi
Donna Campisi embodies the spirit of adventure and resilience. From spearheading a successful fundraising campaign with the mantra ‘there’s no such thing as can’t,’ Donna has evolved into a dynamic […]
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Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth
Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth is an anti-violence, crime, justice, and legal scholar and consultant. Dr. Akuch is internationally known for her advocacy in crime prevention and family violence. She brings […]
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Dr Anika Molesworth
Dr Anika Molesworth is a thought-leader of food systems resilience, climate change, a researcher in international agricultural development and a sought-after keynote speaker.
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Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert is the author of the remarkable memoir The Uncaged Sky, which details the 804 days she spent as a political prisoner in Iran. An expert in Middle […]
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Dr Phoebe Hart
Dr Phoebe Hart has a passion for social justice, education and the environment, and is a writer, director and producer of documentaries, factual content and children’s television and an intersex […]
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Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah
Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah is a prominent Australian author, academic, human rights advocate, former lawyer and mother of four children. She has been nominated for Sweden’s 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award, the […]
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Elizabeth Kulas
Elizabeth Kulas is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, journalist and podcast host. Her particular passion and skill is narrative storytelling in all its forms. Elizabeth is the founding host of ABC […]
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Hon Mary Delahunty GAICD
Mary Delahunty has a strong and respected voice in public affairs, media and the women’s movement. An accomplished speaker her storied career success has been built on the mantra: You […]
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Jacinta Parsons
Jacinta Parsons is a broadcaster, writer and public speaker who currently cohosts the Friday Revue with Brian Nankervis and hosts Saturday Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne. She has published three […]
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Jade Miles
“Every decision we make has an impact – on other humans, creatures and ecosystems. How do you make your decisions and will their impact be degenerative, sustainable or regenerative? With […]
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Jane Gilmore
Jane Gilmore is a writer, feminist and PhD candidate from Melbourne. She has been researching and writing about the causes and effects of violence and poverty for almost two decades […]
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Jennifer Wong
Jennifer Wong is a writer, comedian, and curator. She is the co-author of Chopsticks or Fork?: Recipes and Stories from Australia’s Regional Chinese Restaurants (Hardie Grant), and a contributor to Admissions: […]
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Jess Hill
Jess Hill is a Walkley-award winning investigative journalist, author and educator, and one of Australia’s most recognised and respected thinkers on gendered violence. She is the author of two Quarterly […]
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Karen Iles
Karen Iles is an Aboriginal lawyer and survivor advocate inspiring inclusion through courage and reform — blending lived experience, legal insight and powerful storytelling to change how Australia understands and […]
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Katrina Marson
Katrina Marson is a criminal lawyer, author and advocate. She is an expert in relationships and sexuality education as a means of protecting against sexual violence and safeguarding sexual wellbeing, and is an empowering and inclusive speaker.
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Khadija Gbla
Differences in culture and background are simply that – differences. Not better or worse, simply different. Khadija Gbla is a cultural consultant and peer educator with unmatched ability to bridge […]
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Lauren Burns
Dr Lauren Burns is an aeronautical engineer, advocate and writer. She is a published author, has a PhD in aerospace engineering, holds a pilot’s licence, and is lead author on […]
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Lisa Leong
Lisa Leong is a broadcaster, author and facilitator who presents Sundays on ABC Radio Melbourne and hosts This Working Life on ABC Radio National. She has co-authored with Monique Ross the book This Working Life: How to Navigate Your Career in Uncertain Times.
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Mariam Issa
Speaker, author, storyteller, community builder. At age 30, Mariam Issa moved to a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, from her Somali homeland with her husband, four children and a fifth on […]
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Mariam Veiszadeh
Mariam Veiszadeh is an award-winning human rights advocate, lawyer, diversity and inclusion practitioner, contributing author and media commentator. In 2021, Mariam was appointed CEO of Media Diversity Australia. She has […]
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Maxine McKew
Maxine McKew has a background in journalism and politics. For many years she was a familiar face to ABC TV viewers and was anchor of prestigious programmes such as Lateline […]
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Megan Flamer
Megan Flamer works at the intersection of personal development and innovation, bringing mindful deep breaths to the most unlikely places. As a facilitator and consultant in San Francisco, Megan consulted on organisational development and team performance for companies such as Google, Facebook and AirBnb. Her company Mindful Under Fire continues to provide training in the US and Australia for individuals and teams to succeed in high-pressure situations, including elite sporting teams, prison parole programs, and emergency workers.
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Michelle Law
Michelle Law is a writer and actor based on Gadigal Land (Sydney, Australia). She writes for print, film and television, and theatre. She is best known for the play Single […]
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Nicole Lee
Nicole Lee is a family violence survivor and passionate advocator. After suffering a decade of abuse at the hands of her former husband, Nicole now uses her lived-experience of family […]
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Rabia Siddique
Rabia Siddique – International Speaker, Humanitarian Lawyer, Leadership Consultant, and Change Maker Rabia Siddique is an internationally acclaimed humanitarian, former war crimes and terrorism prosecutor, retired and decorated British Army […]
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Ruth Clare
Ruth Clare is a Melbourne-based author and speaker. Her memoir Enemy: A Daughter’s Story of How Her Father Brought the Vietnam War Home is about growing up with a violent […]
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Sally Morris
Sally Morris is on a mission to prevent suicide and improve the mental health of LGBTIQ people and communities. With an academic and professional background in human services, Sally has […]
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Sally Rugg
Sally Rugg is National Director at Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission and was previously executive Director of Change.org, Australia’s largest social change platform. Sally worked at the forefront of Australia’s […]
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Sally Warhaft
Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer and the host of the Wheeler Centre’s live journalism series, The Fifth Estate, now in its fifth year. She is a […]
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Sam Lane
Sam Lane is a pioneering broadcast journalist and author. Her award-winning work spans print, television, radio and podcast. The new co-host of ABC radio’s flagship national sports program, ‘Summer Grandstand’, […]
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Samantha Gash
Authentic. Personable. Empowering. Marathon runner Samantha Gash’s heartfelt story brings people on a journey of transformation, humanity and incredible will power. Samantha took the ultimate challenge and entered the 4 […]
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Sarah Wilson
Sarah Wilson is a multi-New York Times and Amazon best-selling author, podcaster, international keynote speaker, philanthropist and climate change advisor. Sarah is known globally for founding the I Quit Sugar movement […]
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Shelley Ware
Shelley Ware is a proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu woman from Adelaide, South Australia, who currently lives in Melbourne. For the past decade or so, Shelley has worked in the media […]
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Sisonke Msimang
Sisonke Msimang is the author of Always Another Country: A memoir of Exile and Home (Text, 2018). She is a South African writer, living in Perth, whose work focuses on […]
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Tammy van Wisse
Tammy van Wisse is sheer inspiration. She has swum one-and-a-half times around the planet, setting six world records. She is a master at conquering extreme challenges, from the famous freezing cold […]
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Tasneem Chopra OAM
Born in Kenya, as a fifth generation of East African birth with Indian origins, but raised in country Victoria, Tasneem grew up experiencing life as the proverbial brown pea in […]
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Vanessa Doake
Vanessa is the Chief People Officer at a global experiential design consultancy, where she designs and executes the people and workforce strategy. Before joining Art Processors, Vanessa co-founded Code Like […]
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Yumi Stynes
Yumi Stynes is a broadcaster and author. She has been working in Australian media for more than two decades, first as a music reporter, arts reporter and pop culture interviewer […]
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Zoya Patel
Zoya Patel is the award-winning author of No Country Woman, a memoir of race, religion and feminism, and Once A Stranger (coming in 2023). She is co-host of the Guardian’s […]
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