Tanya Hosch

Tanya Hosch

Topic: RECOGNISE Tanya Hosch, who was Joint Campaign Director and the public face of RECOGNISE and is now General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy at the AFL  was the guest speaker at the 2016 Annual Luncheon.  RECOGNISE is the movement to raise community...
The Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO

The Honourable Quentin Bryce AD CVO

Topic: The Scourge of Domestic Violence Quentin Bryce reminisced on the history of the Library (she was Library Chair from September 1996 to September 1998) and then talked about the scourge of domestic violence in Australia and the work of the Special Taskforce on...
Dorothy Hoddinott AO

Dorothy Hoddinott AO

Topic: The Fourth R – Human Rights and Education Dorothy is the Principal of Holroyd High School in Sydney’s Western suburbs. Holroyd High is a disadvantaged school: over 90 per cent of students are of non-English speaking background, almost half of them in...
Dr Anne Summers AO

Dr Anne Summers AO

Topic:  The Misogyny Factor in Australian Politics Anne spoke about the misogyny factor, an entrenched system of attitudes and practices which can exclude women from public and private institutions in this country or demean them if they do gain entry. Anne then went...
Professor Larissa Behrendt

Professor Larissa Behrendt

Topic: Strong Women; Strong Communities; Empowering Indigenous Women to Overcome Disadvantage Larissa emphasised the point that women are the main change agents in cohesive Aboriginal communities. She expressly spoke to the schoolgirls present, praising Jessie Street...
Professor Kerryn Phelps AM

Professor Kerryn Phelps AM

Topic: From Fringe to Mainstream: Turning Unconventional Ideas into Mainstream Using her own work and life choices as examples of obstacles women need to overcome, Kerryn talked about her time as the first married and pregnant intern at a teaching hospital and then...