Media Diversity Australia had the fantastic opportunity to partner with our media member ARE Media and host an event celebrating, and cultivating important discussions around gender, inclusivity and safety in the workplace. The International Women’s Day event took place on Thursday 14th March at ARE Media’s head offices in Sydney. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day was Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.

Between the incredible keynote speaker, Narelda Jacobs, the panel that featured ARE Media’s Veronique Maury, Dora Papas and Jayde Malifa and the conversations that played out in the aftermath, the heartbreaking and inspiring stories we heard from women in the industry assured us of just how necessary our mission is. The event cultivated discussions around the barriers women have overcome in media but also the barriers women still face. The main takeway from the event highlighted that no woman is free until ALL women are free.