Women With Clout

Julia Banks' leadership experience spans a career in law, the corporate business world and as a Member of Federal Parliament. She talks about the key differences between working in a corporate role as opposed to as an MP, the toxic behaviours in politics and how the barriers for women in public life are changing. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Megan Latham was a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW and the sole Commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption from 2014 to 2016. She began her career as a solicitor before becoming Crown Prosecutor, then Crown Advocate of NSW - the first woman to hold this post. Megan talks about presiding over controversial cases, being treated differently as a female judge and why it's still difficult to be a woman who exercises power. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Business leader, company director and award-winning leadership expert Dr Kirstin Ferguson talks about her 'late onset' feminism, how joining the airforce at 17 was a defining experience in her life and why she created the #CelebratingWomen campaign. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Superannuation expert, qualified actuary and mother of three, Nicolette Rubinsztein is currently a non-executive director at UniSuper, SuperEd and the Actuaries Institute, and has won multiple awards for her contributions to superannuation policy. Nicolette discusses fairness in the industry, how she blends work and motherhood without feeling guilty, and her outlook on the future of women in STEMM careers.

Can what a mother eats during pregnancy have an effect on the biological make-up of her child? Nutritional biologist Dr. Samantha Solon-Biet talks about maternal nutrition, its intergenerational influence on obesity and metabolic disorders, and the role a mother’s diet during pregnancy plays in the future health of her child.

Walkley-award winning journalist, advocate and campaigner, Nina Funnell, opens up about her fight to give survivors of sexual assault a voice through her powerful campaign, Let Her Speak. 

The power of community connection. Founder and CEO of Community Support Services, Mona Mahamed, has dedicated her life to taking those in need under her wing. She shares the hurdles and heartwarming moments involved in creating a safe space for refugees, asylum seekers and students from broken families to come together.

Why do we fear ageing and what are the ramifications of ageism across the workforce, society and at home? Writer and activist, Ashton Applewhite, talks about the myths and stereotypes that we build around older people, particularly women, and how we can overcome them.

Powerful Australian women speak to social commentator Jane Caro and journalist Catherine Fox about what drives them, what almost defeated them, the progress they would like to see for women and how to make things change. Hosts Jane and Catherine are both recipients of the Walkley Foundation’s Women’s Leadership in Media Award and have a little bit of clout themselves.

Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, gives us a unique insight into her tireless work on the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces, the positive effect women's sport is having on gender equality within the broader community, plus why she won't be sharing her Mars Bar.

Helping girls develop self-worth and resilience. CEO of award-winning platform, Enlighten Education, Dannielle Miller, speaks about why she's dedicated her life to helping young females tackle important issues like body image, suicide prevention, domestic violence and even the state of toilets in schools.

Professor of Gender and Employment Relations at The University of Sydney, Marian Baird, opens up about her fierce dedication to improving women's working lives - including her pivotal role getting Australia's first national paid parental leave scheme off the ground - and why she's making no apologies for it.

Acclaimed non-fiction publisher, Phillipa McGuinness, discusses the 'Sliding Doors' moment that lead her down the path of publishing, the future of reading in a Netflix world and how writing her first book, The Year Everything Changed: 2001, gave her space to talk about the devastating loss of her son, Daniel.

Hosts Jane and Catherine speak to former Sex Discrimination Commissioner and 2016 NSW Australian of the Year, Elizabeth Broderick, about her current role advising the UN on how to raise the status of women and girls on a global scale and the importance of highlighting the human face of inequality. 

Cancer researcher and founder of the STEMMinist Book Club, Caroline Ford, chats to hosts Jane and Catherine about her pioneering work in women's health, the gender equity challenges facing women in academia and, of course, all those bits of the body you're not supposed to talk about.

Hosts Jane and Catherine are playing the game. Businesswoman, philanthropist and former Vice President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club, Susan Alberti, opens up about her passion for giving women equal opportunities in sport and what keeps her going, despite facing incredible adversity, including facing cancer and her husband's sudden and tragic death.

Hosts Jane and Catherine say if you have money, you have choices. Founder of The Remarkable Woman, Shivani Gopal, shares how the experience of leaving an arranged marriage led her to become a crusader for financial independence for women.

Softly spoken, corporate powerhouse and self-confessed maths nerd, Miriam Silva, speaks about the challenges she's faced as Muslim woman in the corporate sphere and how she's overcome them.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss the rebel with a cause. CEO of Domestic Violence NSW and 2019 Order of Australia Medal recipient, Moo Baulch, opens up about her incredible quest to stop violence against women, how she came to meet her birth mother at the age of 25 and why she's always had a 'little bit of attitude'.

Hosts Jane and Catherine are speaking out and standing tall. Lawyer and community advocate, Nyadol Nyuon, opens up about her childhood growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, how she became a voice for African-Australian communities and why - despite her height - she's going keeping wearing those goddamn heels.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss discuss how fear led me to Harvard. Legal academic, filmmaker and writer, Larissa Behrendt, speaks candidly about becoming the first Aboriginal woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, her landmark feature documentary After the Apology and why her mum thinks she’d be the best astronaut ever.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss want more women on boards, please. Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Libby Lyons, lets us in on the secret to speaking up, her terrible performance review ratings and why she thinks men should play more netball. Plus, Libby reveals what this year’s Gender Equality Scorecard says about how women are tracking in the workplace – and why we can still do better when it comes to women on boards.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss say whatever you do, don't learn to type! One of Victoria’s leading businesswomen, Elizabeth Proust, opens up about her transition from a stellar career in the public service to breaking barriers in the business world, the need for more women in the workplace and in leadership roles and how being brought up by Catholic nuns impacted her outlook on life.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss women helping women. Non-Executive Director and author Marina Go discusses her incredible career trajectory from editing teen magazine, Dolly, to closing the pay gap at Energy Australia and becoming one of the first women in history to chair a rugby league club, West Tigers.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss are committed to catching bad guys. Gold Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald, Kate McClymont, opens up about her extensive work both reporting on the Independent Commission Against Corruption and for the #metoo movement in Australia, probing into allegations of sexual harassment and assault against powerful men.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss a fairer deal for women. Executive Chairman of Carnival Australia and one of the country’s most admired businesswomen, Ann Sherry, discusses her successful push to develop a national policy on superannuation, the collective discomfort around the word “power” and why your career plan should be thrown out the window.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss the human face in business. Former head of the listed $2.5 billion Investa Office Fund, Ming Long, talks about becoming the first Asian-Australian woman to head an ASX200 listed company, why dialing up and down her “Asian-ness” helps her to connect with colleagues and the culture shock she experienced as a young child, after moving from Kuala Lumpur to Lithgow, NSW.

Hosts Jane and Catherine discuss the power of plain speaking. Socialist, feminist and political activist Sally McManus opens up about becoming the first ever female secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, the rising popularity of the collective and why she doesn’t have a problem with breaking unjust laws.

Diversity in the workplace. Leading advocate for Indigenous and women’s rights, Nareen Young, discusses her progressive and feminist upbringing in Sydney’s Cronulla, what motivates her to fight so passionately for gender equality and why the term “corporate feminism” hasn’t done women any favours.