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August was one of those months where I felt like I was kicking goals left, right and centre and gee, it was a nice feeling!
Some of these goals were related to new activities we have got off the ground which are captured in this month’s newsletter (check out the Career Profile with Head of Google Research Grace Chung and the article by George Institute’s Guunu-maana team in the lead-up to our social media Inclusion Challenge!).
But most of the goal-kicking has been personal. In the last few months, I have been trying to lift up from the day-to-day activities and focus on some of FW’s bigger-picture ambitions. Despite having the most wonderful team ever, I have trouble letting go, which I think has a lot to do with the fact that FW was my side-hustle for so long that I still see the organisation as one of my ‘children’. But the time has come for this ‘child’ of mine to grow up, which means I have to grow as well. When I look back at this month, I see so many examples where I have resisted the temptation to contribute to work the team is leading, and in turn gave myself the capacity to focus on my own to-do list of operational stuff – I wrote letters to Ministers,
had a few *scary* strategic meetings and spent time on some of our new financial reporting tools.
The last of these big-picture activities on my list for this month was to create a survey to seek feedback from you, our community of women, allies and stakeholders, to advise us on where we should focus our energy next year.
I have now ticked it off my to-do list, which means I am graciously adding it to yours, hoping you might take 5 minutes to complete it here.
Happy reading,
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p.s early next month we will be saying goodbye to much loved FW team member Jade Boland, as she embarks on her next career adventure. That means we are advertising for a new role - Head of Mentoring and Development - you can find out more and apply here and please pass this opportunity amongst your networks!
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The media buzz from our recent Wikipedia edit-a-thon continued with a summary video over on our YouTube and an article in Women’s Agenda
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Finalists for the 2024 Australia Museum Eureka Prizes
were announced – congratulations to all!
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Registrations opened for the online launch of the
BCEC/WGEA Gender Equity Insights 2024 report
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The Chief Scientist released a report making a case for open access for journal articles for all
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NSW Regional Health Partners launched the online resource Doing research, together, providing practical support on applying co-design principles and co-delivering research projects
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Meet Dr Grace Chung
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Engineering Director and Head of Google Research Australia
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Here she talks about solving problems with AI and career twists and turns
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In exciting news, Google will be hosting our next in-person Members Connect Meet-up on 25 September! This event will provide and intimate opportunity for our members to connect while also hearing about innovative work in our sector. These events are free for our FW members so get in quick to register
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We are excited to be hosting a free lunchtime webinar with our friends at Guunu-maana for anyone who would like to learn more about First Nations
inclusion and allyship. You can learn more about why it is important below and register here to join us on Friday 13 September!
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Here Keziah Bennett-Brook, a Torres Strait Islander woman and Program Head, and Dr Julieann Coombes, Gumbaynggir woman and a Program Lead, share more about cultivating culturally safe workplaces and the Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute for Global Health:
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Hey you mob!
It’s Kez and Juls from the Guunu-maana (Heal) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Program at The George Institute for Global Health. We are super excited to be partnering with Franklin Women for the 2024 inclusion challenge with the focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allyship. Some of the key themes we will be exploring within our webinar include: What is allyship? Do you know how to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, colleagues or communities? What is your workplace doing to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is seen, celebrated and respected? How do you move beyond tokenism?...
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How many times have you said ‘I just need to get through this week, things will calm down soon’, and it
doesn’t turn out to be the case? This feeling of just surviving is all too relatable.
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Here Dr Indira Sam, former public health physician and academic turned work–life success coach, talks about how we can make some positive changes to shift from survival to thriving:
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As a work–life success coach and research coach, I’ve helped women in health and medicine move from overwhelm to creating lives that are both successful and fulfilling. I understand the unique challenges faced by women in
academia, medicine and research. The relentless drive for excellence often leaves little time to nurture personal interests and wellbeing.
I have learnt that finding balance isn’t about doing less – it’s about doing what truly matters to you...
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Book recommendations! A few fantastic non-fiction books by authors from the FW community have been featured in recent newsletter editions. In case you are in need of some novel
recommendations, here are some of our favourite recent reads
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Till next month, your Newsletter Curator, Amy
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Thank you to Hunter Medical Research Institute for investing in Franklin Women and our mission to create a health and medical research ecosystem where women thrive.
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