Van Badham – award winning theatremaker, writer & activist

This episode's guest is Van Badham, who is an award-winning writer and an accomplished theatremaker. We had a fascinating chat about her career, her adventures growing up in Wollongong, her further adventures in London, and her evolution as a human being. https://youtu.be/eyre13Zsc1g "Van Badham is a writer and columnist for Guardian Australia. Her recent works...

Dr Linda McIver: passionate STEM educator and author

This time our guest is Dr Linda McIver, a passionate STEM educator and founder of  the Australian Data Science Education Institute. We had a great chat about what inspired her to setup her business, what drives her, and how the friendship of women has created an amazing support network. We have been trying to schedule...

Erin Riley – communicator, PhD researcher, community activist, and mum

This time our guest is someone I've known for years via a group of policy wonks who used to meetup in Sydney pubs. Erin Riley is a communicator, PhD researcher, community activist, and mum. She shared with us some insights into her life as a carer, PhD researcher, small business owner, and a mother. Another...

Kim Crawley – Cybersecurity writer and autistic advocate

Our guest on the pod today is Kim Crawley, who got her start in cybersecurity via an interest in malware. She shared about her career journey, and about her experiences as a neurodivergent person who is also a self-advocate for the autism community (check out the hashtag #ActuallyAutistic) . Kim also shares some good tips...

Joan Westenberg – award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative

This time on Conversations with Annie & Kate our guest is Joan Westenberg, she is an award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative. Joan is also a staunch advocate for trans inclusion and runs a site called Transgender Inclusion that provides an open source tech focused transgender inclusion policy. We had a great...

All women work

One of the things that has been impressed on me is how unequally this Covid19 pandemic is impacting on women. With headlines like COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women’s work, and how little we pay for it and the Financial Times asking Is the coronavirus crisis taking women back to the 1950s?, and...