Leadership

Amanda Rose is the Founding Director of ‘Western Sydney Women’, the first and only organisation to advocate for ALL women from the Inner West, Greater West, North West and South West of Sydney.

Brenda Vertudes Gaddi (she/her), is a first-generation migrant/settler from Manila, Philippines, who has been building women-focused communities and championing women’s voices for over a decade.

Jenny Leong was first elected to the NSW Parliament in 2015 and was the first Chinese-Australian woman in Australia to secure a Lower House seat.

Malaika Mfula, alongside Rizina Yadav, cofounded  ‘Her Future Her Decade’ a social impact organisation that aims to support and empower young women during the critical decade of 18 to 28 years old when young women make decisions that alter their career advancement, economic security, and happiness.

Rizina Yadav, alongside Malaika Mfula, cofounded  ‘Her Future Her Decade’ a social impact organisation that aims to support and empower young women during the critical decade of 18 to 28 years old when young women make decisions that alter their career advancement, economic security, and happiness.

Romy Listo is currently working as a Senior Health Promotion Officer at ‘Women’s Health Matters’, a women’s health service based in Canberra.

Awardee, Catherine Gander is a feminist role model for many younger women, spending hours supporting and empowering individual women to find their voice and strength.

Awardee, Elaine Evans (1936-2021) played a pivotal role in shaping the establishment of women’s legal services across Australia, including Indigenous women’s programs within those services.

Awardee, Hayley Foster has improved the status of women through her commitment to making NSW and Australia a safer place for women through law reform, education and training.