I have always been passionate, and oftentimes angry, at the injustices and imbalances I see in our society. And no more so when this injustice involves women and their equal place in all aspects of our world.
I have loved my volunteer work over the years with homeless people and my work with the Sydney Community Foundation and the Sydney Women’s Fund, which give disadvantaged women a voice. They fund grassroots projects that gave women access to education and employment opportunities, providing a sense of belonging for isolated women.
The challenge of how to have a much bigger impact, of how to overcome systemic barriers that hold women back had been occupying my mind. But where to start??
The Dalai Lama is credited with saying “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” That mosquito came in the form of my bank.