Women of Noosa gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day and discuss this year’s theme of #Break the Bias at an event run by local charity WomenKind Australia, Inc.
Charity founder Josanne Falla said guest speakers spoke candidly about their own challenges with bias. “Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart described bias due to disability, Councillor Lorentson outlined bias our daughters are not only facing but breaking; and musician and record-label founder Andrea Kirwin highlighted how entrenched bias from different cultural and religious backgrounds can have significant impact for generations,” she said.
“Superfierce founder Trenna Probert described how bias propelled her to create her tech start-up, which empowers women to become financially independent by building their own wealth and improving their superannuation savings. On average, Australian women retire with 47 per cent less superannuation than men.”
“Our final speaker was 4 Ingredients publisher and cook Kim McCosker, who experienced bias less in her financial services career than when she first tried to publish her world-renowned cookbooks, with the male dominated publishing industry refusing to support her vision.”
WomenKind treasurer Leigh McCready said there were two primary aims in bringing women together – “to inspire us collectively to overcome bias where it exists, but also to raise funds for our 2022 project, which is to establish a Tiny Home in Noosa for vulnerable women who need help with transitional housing”.
“This is particularly important given the continued lack of affordable housing available regionally. We will be again partnering with SunnyKids who will operate the Tiny Home.”
For more information go to WomenKind.com.au and the Facebook page: WomenKind Australia Inc.
