08/03/2026
Happy International Women’s Day 💜
This morning I had the pleasure of attending the Zonta Club of Gladstone International Women’s Day Breakfast, and as always it was a wonderful event. Every year this breakfast brings together incredible women from across our community, and this year was no exception.
I was lucky enough to attend with the Gladstone Women's Health Centre Board and team. Being on the GWHC Board is such an honour, and spending a Sunday morning surrounded by such a powerhouse group of women who are passionate about supporting and advocating for women in our community is truly special.
This year’s theme, ‘Balancing the Scales’ is something we can all contribute to every single day, not just in our workplaces or communities, but also in our homes.
Even in parenting.
Jess Simpson ‘Head of Governance & Social Procurement’ for BHP was the guest speaker this morning and she said ‘challenge the biases in the moment’ and that really resonated with me. We all need to do it.
At work.
At home.
Even in our own parenting.
We balance the scales when we demonstrate respect to our children so they learn what respect looks like.
When we show them how to repair relationships after a rupture.
When we ask for a ‘redo’ when we get it wrong.
And when we model the kind of behaviour we want them to expect and accept from others later in life.
Because if we don’t want our daughters growing up to accept a future partner demanding compliance… we probably can’t set them up to accept us demanding it either.
(Thankfully that lesson comes fairly naturally when you’re raising a red-headed little girl 😂)
Here’s to the women who advocate, lead, support, nurture and challenge the status quo every day.
Happy International Women’s Day. 💜
