In our Aug Newsletter we spoke with the amazing @drpinerodeplaza.bsky.social, Research Fellow at the Flinders Caring Futures Institute @flindersuniversity.bsky.social about her inspiring career journey🙌 Read our conversation👉 shorturl.at/TJSlH 📧Subscribe to our monthly newsletter shorturl.at/DUoYb

Thank you to all who joined our webinar Navigating Your Career During Menopause!💛 A fantastic group from across Aus tuned in to talk all things #menopauseintheworkplace. Up next: our Members Connect Virtual event, Navigating Life and Career When You’re New to Australia. Register👉 shorturl.at/TJov3

⏰ 4 days left to join the F2F Career YOU Sydney cohort. 🌟 100% of surveyed participants reported a deeper understanding of their professional strengths 🌟 95% gained greater clarity on their career goals 🌟 90% felt more optimistic about building meaningful careers Register: shorturl.at/3xei9

(Part 2/2) Thank you, Roshni, for sharing your story and insights! Interested in becoming a Franklin Women member? No matter your role or where you are in your career journey, we’d love you to join us 🤝 Learn more about membership here 👉 shorturl.at/1iiGL

✨ Meet Roshni Sharma GAICD – FW mentee and Project Manager at @westmeadinst.bsky.social! In our latest Members Fast 5 she shares what she loves about leading PrecisionGo, her inspirations, a life-changing trip to Antarctica, and being part of the FW community 💛 (Part 1/2)

We often hear about the ‘leaky pipeline’ in STEMM – but what if women aren’t leaving, they’re pivoting? 💡 In our August Newsletter we caught up with Cassie Leonard, Founder of ELMM Coaching, to get a sneak peek into the new release Beyond the Pipeline 👀 Read more 👉 shorturl.at/oPV3l

🌟Thanks to Nathan Bartlett (Uni Newcastle), Prof Caroline Homer AO (burnetinstitute.bsky.social), A/Prof Sonia Saad (sydney.edu.au) & Katie Viviers (St Vincent’s Clinic) for sharing at our Mentoring Career Insights Panel, and to Dr Abby Jandro (Serendis) for facilitating! More 👉 shorturl.at/s5FbC

We’re keeping the convo going after Women’s Health Week💖 Join our webinar Navigating Your Career During Menopause with workplace wellbeing expert, Thea O’Connor🌟 Learn how to find support, self-advocate, and protect your career💪 💻Tues 16 Sept, 12pm AEST ⏰Registrations close Sun: shorturl.at/dg4QX

And here’s part 2, plus a recap on why it matters for everyone in health & medical research. 🌟 At Franklin Women, we’re championing these changes through our programs, partnerships and collaborations. Want to know more? 👉 FranklinWomen.com.au Read the full report 👉 shorturl.at/ngkb3

💡Research culture shapes not only the quality of science, but whose careers are able to thrive. Systemic barriers & outdated measures of “success” still hold too many back. The NHMRC’s new Good Practice Guide outlines key areas to build a stronger research culture. Here’s our FW Wrap-up (part 1)👇

Earlier this year FW launched Career YOU – giving women the tools and support to craft the career that’s right for YOU 🌟 Jo Dable, UNSW, shares her experience: from dialling up the bravery, to reframing goals, and building authentic networks. ✨ Read: shorturl.at/myznJ 🎓Enrol: shorturl.at/G8MXw

Last week, Franklin Women joined the SAGE 2025 Breaking Silos conference — bringing together changemakers from across the higher education and research landscape 🤝 We were proud to be among friends to learn and contribute to the conversation, both in the room and online💡

🌟Join our webinar Navigating Your Career During Menopause with workplace wellbeing expert Thea O’Connor. Be prepared, not scared! 💪 Learn practical strategies for managing symptoms, advocating at work & protecting your career. 📅 Tues 16 Sept, 12pm (recording available) 👉Register: shorturl.at/9WJuO

📬 Our August newsletter has arrived! Here's a sneak peak of what's inside: Dr Maria A. Piñero de Plaza on people-centred research + AI ✊ Cassie Leonard on the new release 'Beyond the Pipeline' 📖 Career YOU reflections from Jo Dable 💼 🌸 And spring picks by Dr Amy Vassallo Read 👉 shorturl.at/pp85B

✨ It can be lonely at the top. But it doesn’t have to be 💛 At our latest Members Connect, Prof Billie Bonevski from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social shared openly about her leadership journey & the challenges and rewards along the way 💫 Thank you Billie!! Join our next MC virtual👉 shorturl.at/trRL5

🚗✨ Last week FW hit the road for our event Build a Thriving Career in Newcastle and Beyond - and what a roaring success it was! Huge thanks to our panellists Jessica Bennett, Cate Dingelstad, Prof Kirsty Pringle & Dr Shanthi Ramanathan for sharing their wisdom 💜 Upcoming events 👉 shorturl.at/xLk94

🌟 Exciting news — Career YOU is back! After a successful pilot, we're hosting our first in-person cohort in Sydney 🎉 Discover your strengths, set goals & connect with women across the health & medical research ecosystem 🌱 Enrolments are NOW OPEN, spots are limited! More 👉 shorturl.at/117G0

📣 Round 1 of the 2026 Franklin Women Carer’s Scholarship is NOW OPEN! This scholarship supports primary caregivers in health & medical research to take up valuable career opportunities 🙌 More here 👉 shorturl.at/8g7Qn With thanks to our members & Sydney Local Health District for making it possible!

Announcing the Round 2, 2025 Franklin Women Carer’s Scholarship recipients 👏 ⭐ Dr Sara Mohamed, @kidscancerinst.bsky.social ⭐ Dr Yufeng Zhao, Uni of Wollongong ⭐ Dr Dorna Esrafilzadeh, Uni of NSW ⭐ Louise Drysdale, Uni of Canberra ⭐ Dr Amy R. Dwyer, Uni of Adelaide 👉Read more shorturl.at/On6ia

We’d like to share some important news & ask for your help 💛 Thanks to a 2-year NSW Health grant, FW has grown into a thriving social enterprise supporting women in health & medical research. With funding ended, we’re at a pivotal moment — please lend your voice & write to your MP👉 shorturl.at/qpDSo

It’s a joy to feature A/Prof Jun Yang in our latest career profile! She’s reshaping how we detect and treat primary aldosteronism at @hudsonresearch.bsky.social, and shared a memorable piece of career advice: treat your career like a stove burner 🌟 👉 Read more: shorturl.at/kyZSZ

Melbourne, you're wonderful! Our first in-person event was a special one, kicking off with a favourite FW theme… Mentoring 🤝 Dr Maithili Sashindranath shares her reflections — and why mentees are often looking for more than advice 👉 shorturl.at/kIvmJ #WomenInSTEMM #MentoringMatters #FranklinWomen

Menopause can bring challenges for some, but it doesn’t have to hold you back at work. Join our webinar with Thea O’Connor to learn about navigating menopause in the workplace, and tools to advocate for what you need 👊 16 Sept at 12pm 🎟 shorturl.at/H05HD

Hurrah! The FW newsletter is here 💌 This month: ✨ Career profile with A/Prof Jun Yang ✨ Prof Billie Bonevski reflects on her leadership journey ✨ Dr Maithili Sashindranath shares takeaways from our first face-to-face event in Melbourne! 👀 👉 shorturl.at/hrMTW

Take a peek at our 2025 Partner Organisations - now made up of 27 diverse workplaces across the health and medical research ecosystem✨ franklinwomen.com.au/franklin-wom...

We're bringing together the Franklin Women community in Newcastle for an evening of networking and honest career conversations! Join us and four fab women who will share their experiences working within the region (and beyond!). #FWNewcastle Tickets here 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/all-events/

This month’s career profile is a goodie 🤩 Chelsea Hunnisett, Laureate PhD candidate and Government Relations Specialist at ANU, fills us in on the wellbeing economy plus lots of other great insights 👀 franklinwomen.com.au/chelsea-hunn...

Happy FW newsletter day 🎉 This month: 🧪 Career profile with Chelsea Hunnisett, ANU 🧬 Kylie Ahern on why sharing research matters 🚴 Prof Jacqui Webster on her year off cycling the globe Catch up here 👉 franklinwomen.activehosted.com/index.php?ac...

Ross Mallett has helped create thousands of #Wikipedia articles on Aussie Paralympians, so their achievements are seen and remembered 🧡 He recently shared what this work involves (and why it matters) with the FW community 👀 franklinwomen.com.au/ross-mallett/

Hysteria, created by the fabulous Maddie Massy, tackles medical misogyny & the gender health gap. Maddie shared the story behind the series in our latest newsletter 🙏 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/maddie-massy/

Our May newsletter is HERE! This month: ⚽ Delfina Shakespear on women’s leadership in sport 🩺 Maddie Massy on fighting medical misogyny 🥇 Ross Mallett on being a Wikipedian with Aus Paralympics SO much to get stuck into 💌 franklinwomen.activehosted.com/index.php?ac...

Franklin Women is delighted to open our 2025 Partner Organisation alliance intake today ✨ Find out what that could look like for your organisation and join us here 👉https://franklinwomen.com.au/partners

A $50 million donation will give a massive boost to endometriosis research in Australia with the establishment of a world-first research institute at UNSW. womensagenda.com.au/latest/histo...

New wiki page for Jacqueline Curtis, Prof & Psychiatrist, Order of Australia. @ckiernan.bsky.social @franklinwomen.bsky.social @wmau.bsky.social en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquel...

We loved our chat with Dr Tiffany Chen – periodontist, founder of The Cusp Collective and a passionate advocate for women in dentistry. #WomenInSTEMM Get to know Tiffany and her fab work here 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/dr-tiffany-c...

Come talk #mentoring with us & a bunch of fabulous #WomenInSTEMM in Melbourne next month for our first-ever Franklin Women community event in Victoria 🎉 franklinwomen.com.au/event/mentor...

We’ve invited our brilliant friend A/Prof Mei Ling Yap, a specialist radiation oncologist & NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow to share her journey as a clinician researcher at our next Members Connect Virtual Meetup. Free for FW members! Come along 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/event/member...

In our April newsletter, contributor Hayley Saddington – CEO of Peak Medical shared the powerful personal story behind her leap into digital health innovation. #WomenInSTEMM 👀 franklinwomen.com.au/hayley-saddi...

Beyond excited to announce our very first community event in Victoria, where we will be joined by a fabulous group of women working across the health & medical research ecosystem to talk all about mentoring! #FWLetsTalkMentoring Come along! 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/event/mentor...

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY!👋 Excited about a career in cancer research? Join @drannasingleton.bsky.social as a #ResearchAssistant for a key #ClinicalTrial. 🗓️DEADLINE: 7 May 2025, 11:59 PM AEST 🌐Learn more and apply now🔗 daffodilcentre.org/careers/ #️⃣ #CareerOpportunity | #HiringNow | #ResearchJobs

Hooray! It's FW newsletter day 💌 This month: ✨ Career Q&A with Dr Tiffany Chen ✨ Dr Nicola Straiton on stronger advocacy for nursing + midwifery researchers ✨ Hayley Saddington’s journey to starting a digital health company 👀 👉 shorturl.at/ljq9c

Coming up! Our In Conversation event with Annette Schmiede, CEO of Digital Health CRC is happening on 7 May in Sydney (you can tune in online too 😉). Registrations for the in-person session close Tues 29 April 🎟️ franklinwomen.com.au/all-events/

New @wikipedia.org for Robynne Quiggin, AO First Nations lawyer, VC of Indigenous Leadership at UTS, Order of Aust. #WomeninSTEM #SuperstarsofSTEM @franklinwomen.bsky.social @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediafoundation.org @womeninlaw.bsky.social @ckiernan.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robynne...

New @wikipedia.org page for Assoc Prof Marietta Martinovic, Order of Australian and criminologist at @rmit-art1.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariett... @anniereynolds.bsky.social @franklinwomen.bsky.social @scienceau.bsky.social @ckiernan.bsky.social #WomeninSTEM 🧪 #SuperstarsofSTEM

At FW, we love exploring the unique career paths the women around us take ⭐️ In our March newsletter, Dr. Chloe Lim, scientist, entrepreneur & balloon artist shares how discovering your hidden talents can unlock your full potential. 👀 franklinwomen.com.au/dr-chloe-lim/

It was so lovely getting to catch up with FW member Dr Echo Mei Xu recently! Echo made the move to the US from Sydney and is now a postdoctoral associate at MIT in Boston. Learn all about how she got there in her fab career profile 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/dr-echo-mei-...

New @wikipedia.org page for Sylvia Tulloch, renewables material scientist, female tech founder and Angel Investor. 🧪 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_... #WomeninSTEM #SuperstarsofSTEM @wmau.bsky.social @wikimediafoundation.org @womenintechnology.bsky.social @franklinwomen.bsky.social

Woo hoo! The FW team is excited to launch our first in-person event for the year 👩🏽‍🦱👩🏻👩🏿‍🦰👩🏼‍🦱 Join us for a special In Conversation event with Annette Schmiede, CEO of the Digital Health CRC, facilitated by our founder, Dr Melina Georgousakis ✨ Sydney or livestream! Tickets 👉 shorturl.at/Kw5mm

Hooray! The FW March newsletter is out 🙌 This month … ⭐ Career profile with Dr. Echo Mei Xu ⭐ Dale Larden on UNSW’s MATE Bystander Leadership program
 ⭐ Dr. Chloe Lim on unlocking your hidden talents Take a look 👉 franklinwomen.activehosted.com/index.php?ac...

We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest membership — the Leader Member 🤩 For individuals in the health & medical research ecosystem who are further along in their careers and want to support those on their way. Become one of our first Leader Members here 👉 franklinwomen.com.au/join/