Imagine being taken from your mother when you are two years old (or for parents reading this, having your child taken from you at age 2)… being “re-homed” in a Government or religious institution where you learn the skills to be a ho…
Posted on 17 January 2013.
Imagine being taken from your mother when you are two years old (or for parents reading this, having your child taken from you at age 2)… being “re-homed” in a Government or religious institution where you learn the skills to be a ho…
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Posted on 15 January 2013.
Violence against women might seem like an unusual topic to follow on from last week’s theme of women on boards… however it’s important in the context of our attitudes towards women and authority. So let me ask this: are you on Facebook?&nb…
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Posted on 10 January 2013.
I’ve received this shoutout from Australian Womensport & Recreation Association and I thought for such a worthwhile cause, there must be someone out there reading this blog who can help…. So here it is: In order to create a stronger, …
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Posted on 31 October 2012.
In the top drawer of my desk lay note cards on which my hand written messages are scrawled to people who touch my heart. Printed neatly on the front are the words I live my life by: “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.&…
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Posted on 12 April 2012.
On Tuesday evening I attended a welcome reception for the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Rashida Manjoo (thanks to UN Women Australia for the invitation, and to Allens Arthur Robinson for hosting this important event). It was &nd…
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Posted on 04 April 2012.
I came across this fantastic TED talk by Dr Noel Bairey Merz on the single biggest health threat women face: heart disease. Did you know that one out of two women will be impacted by cardio vascular disease in their lifetime and that since 1984 u…
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