{"id":24259,"date":"2025-03-11T13:13:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T02:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=24259"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:17:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T04:47:55","slug":"flinders-marches-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2025\/03\/11\/flinders-marches-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Flinders marches forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of International Women&#8217;s Day, staff and students across our campuses came together to March Forward towards a gender-equal future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24264\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8388-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8388-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8388-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8388-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8388-2-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>In honour of this year\u2019s theme, March Forward, staff and students participated in the March Forward Lake Walk and a quiz, highlighting the incredible achievements and contributions of women at Flinders.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Council member Lucinda Hewitson, attendees heard from inspiring speakers, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emily Korir (GradCertDisSt \u201816), a stroke survivor who has turned her harrowing personal experiences into a mission to champion people with disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Lily Waltham, FUSA Women&#8217;s Officer, highlighting initiatives at Flinders, including efforts to tackle period poverty with free period products, the Be a Better Human campaign, and the Jessie Cooper Scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Mark Schultz, Director, People and Culture, sharing the latest initiatives introduced to support and advance women in our workforce throughout their careers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re proud to celebrate the inspiring women as part of our community including students, staff, academics, researchers and alumni.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24262\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8393-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8393-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8393-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8393-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/03\/390A8393-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of International Women&#8217;s Day, staff and students across our campuses came together to March Forward towards a gender-equal future. 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