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Phoebe Saintilan

August 8, 2024

Meet Thewbelle Philp: 16-year-old sprinter and Australia’s next rising star

Meet 16-year-old Thewbelle Philp, an Indigenous sprinter from the Gold Coast preparing to represent Australia for the first time in the 4x100m race at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

August 2, 2024

Blue sky thinking: removing preventative questioning for female founders

Lisa Federenko's role as investment manager at Alberts requires her to be on the look out for high impact entrepreneurs to back. The questions asked of men versus women entrepreneurs are vital for shaping what happens next.

July 26, 2024

What’s the deal behind the deals? Only 2-4 per cent of total venture capital goes to women-led companies – and we want to talk about it

BCG research has found that women-led businesses generate 12 per cent higher revenues using an average of a third less capital than their male counterparts. Imagine what female founders - and their teams - would be capable of with the same financial resources as their male peers.

July 24, 2024

“I take it very seriously that I have a platform”: In conversation with Australia’s first female astronaut

Katherine Bennell-Pegg chats to us about the barriers she faced as a "young girl growing up in love with space".

July 12, 2024

In conversation with Anna Coutts-Trotter of The Survivor Hub

Established during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 by social work student Anna and academic Brenda Lin, The Survivor Hub is a survivor-led initiative that harnesses the knowledge and lived experience of volunteers to support, inform, and empower people affected by sexual assault.

July 12, 2024

In conversation with Australian national cycling champion and commentator Dr Bridie O’Donnell

As a child, Bridie insists she was an 'average' athlete. Now 50, proving that anything is possible, she's one of the best female cyclists in Australia.

July 8, 2024

Rachel Reeves becomes the UK’s first chief financial minister – and it took 800 years for it to happen

Labour Party MP Rachel Reeves has become the UK's first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer - despite the role existing for 800 years (yes, you read that right).

June 28, 2024

I moved for the job, but stayed for the Canberra lifestyle

I tell people the same thing over and over about Canberra: I moved for the job, but really stayed for the lifestyle. Seriously - bear with me.

June 17, 2024

New report finds growing distrust in news and divergence between young men and women

The 2024 Digital News Report, which dives into news media trends and consumption habits, has found a growing gender gap in news interest between Gen Z men and women, and nearly one in four Australians are now exclusively relying on social media to get their news.

June 14, 2024

Meet Angie Mashford-Scott, an advocate providing specialised counselling for those with endometriosis

There are nearly 1 million Australians with endometriosis. Angie Mashford-Scott, a fellow sufferer and advocate, runs sessions through her private counselling practice endokind to help ease the pain.
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