Lauren Northcote is a Year 11 student and blogger from Darwin, Australia. She wrote the following guest post about gender equality for Country to Canberra. In rose pink, taffeta dresses and elegant bows, I was told I was pretty, well dressed, with quiet manners. This was well-suited perhaps, if only for the reason, that it …
Link to The Land article: http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/rural-lifestyle/general-news/spotlight-on-equality/2714996.aspx
Link to Beaudesert Times article: http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/story/2629604/libby-obrien-wins-national-essay-competition/?cs=2411
Link to our founder’s blog post on YWCA Canberra website: https://ywca-canberra.org.au/blog/2014/10/country-to-canberra-celebrates-rural-women/
Our founder, Hannah Wandel, wrote this guest post for YWCA Canberra to honour the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2014. See the original post here: https://ywca-canberra.org.au/blog/2014/10/country-to-canberra-celebrates-rural-women/ Last month, I had three unforgettable conversations. I called the winners of Country to Canberra’s inaugural essay competition, and told them they had won a ‘power …
