In July 2025, I travelled to Tanzania with a group of Australian founders, to climb Mt Kilimanjaro and spend time on the ground to educate ourselves better on the incredible work of the local Forever Projects team in breaking the poverty cycle for women.
Here's what changed when I stepped out of my frictionless environment and witnessed abundance in the most unexpected place.
- Soph Dicker
“Some laughed at us, marginalised us as a bunch of women’s libbers, bra burners, but as we continued our campaign, I believe we won over the majority of the community and media."
- Grace Potter
Unpaid work contributes $688 billion to the Australian economy every year. That’s roughly one-third of Australia’s GDP and unsurprisingly, women are the primary contributors.
- Lauren Beckman
Kolkata Social's Ahana Dutt chats to us about her food career, and the leadership roles women are carving out for themselves in hospitality.
- Alicia Vrajlal
Here at Missing Perspectives, we've loved seeing innovative brand partnerships in the women's sports world. This new collab is one of them.
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Ubax Maxamuud Ali breaks the stereotype that Somali women can’t thrive at the intersection of sports and technical fields.
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If you have followed Michelle Battersby's career like we have, you'll know that the Australian entrepreneur has never followed a traditional path through the tech world.
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I never imagined that becoming a mother would be the loneliest experience of my life.
- Stephanie Trethewey
I’m a people pleaser. The type who says yes to every coffee, replies to every email, and jumps at every opportunity. And my emails? Still! Have! So! Many! Exclamation! Marks!
- Phoebe Saintilan
As no surprise to anyone, Australia’s venture capital landscape, the odds are still stacked against women.
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