International Women's Day | Our Sisters - with Fiona Jose, Baressa Frazer and students from Djarragun College and the Cape York Girl Academy

Time to Listen

International Women’s Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate the unique qualities and capabilities of women, as well as commemorate their efforts and struggle for the sake of equality. Women offer particular strengths in leadership, whether that be leadership in their workplace, their communities, their homes, or all of the above. But at Cape York Partnership, we are taking an extra step in this opportunity for commemoration and collaboration. We are not only ensuring women are at the forefront of the conversation around equality, but are also choosing to acknowledge and promote the capabilities and efforts on Indigenous Australian Women. Women of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island ethnicity have had, and continue, to endure a broad and deep range of inequalities. They face barriers to education, employment and empowerment that the remainder of society finds ease in bypassing. They have been patient in their campaign for equality, and resilient in the face of struggle. Because of this, they are emerging as some of our strongest characters in society.

In this podcast, we speak to a group of women, emerging and established, who embody this reality. They are students, advocates, mothers, peers, dreamers and leaders. In listening to our conversation with them, you will come to learn about how the Indigenous women of Cape York are bettering the communities around them; and, therefore, why their voices need to be front and centre, especially in the conversation around Indigenous issues and rights.

We speak with students and an Indigenous educator/principal from the Cape York Girl Academy, an alumna of Djarragun College and the Cape York Leaders Program, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Cape York Partnership. We discuss their backgrounds, the challenges in their respective journeys, and what they care most for.

Thank you for taking the time to listen.

If you would like to know more about our podcast guests, please take a little more time to visit the Our Sisters Raisely page, at: https://our-sisters.raisely.com

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