Defence Women’s Leadership Series by Lyndsay Freeman and Shamsa Lea
Reading Time: 2 minutes In celebration of International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting nine fun and inspiring facts about women in the military—showcasing their strength, resilience, and the incredible ways they have shaped armed forces across the globe.
Reading Time: 4 minutes In consideration of being your authentic self, what are those things that you consider important? If you had five mins to explain to someone what your core values are and why – what would you consider yours to be?
Reading Time: 8 minutes I’m a creature of habit. I have been listening to the same audiobook every night to go to sleep for 19 odd […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Written by Jordyn Gray (she/her), Founder of The Athena Project, Veteran, Survivor, Advocate and Speaker Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence Do you remember […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Hello Propel Her Community, You may have noticed we took a big break from publishing over the end of the year because… […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, I was asked to speak to a group of APS and civilian women about my leadership experience in Army. Although […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I have some questions for all the women I serve with who happen to be mothers.Were you ready? Were you prepared? How […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes “What do you mean ‘call him first?“ A common question, often said with surprise, underpinned by thinly veiled judgement. My partner is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After three years of sharing women’s stories and insightful conversations, it is time for a new chapter. Propel Her Aus co-founders, Shamsa […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Captain Mona Shindy is an accomplished Naval Officer – one of the first to serve on an Aussie warship. She wears many […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Propel Her Co-Founder Shamsa Lea gave us a sneak peek into her IWD presentation to a female audience at a veterans organisation […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes A recent post on a feminist and women’s empowerment page I greatly admire and respect quoted Sally Ride, an astronaut, physicist, engineer […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes For nine months (August 2021 – May 2022), I have been part of a volunteer team, including Chris Parsons and Martin Dransfield, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes It can be devastating when our pathways in life lead us to outcomes we view as contrary to success. This is […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes I know that look. I see myself in her eyes. I know that woman intimately. It’s a portrait of me – a portrait of […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes This year’s theme for International Women’s Day was “break the bias”. However, what does this mean? And how can we actually break […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes To improve the recruitment, retention and advancement of women, we need to remove structural barriers. And guess what? Doing so will be […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I am currently serving with one of the most diverse organisations in the world – the United Nations. My role as a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’ll admit it. I’m a Self-care Wanna-Be. I wanna-be more guilt-free and consistent with prioritising self-care. I wanna-be so enviably organised with my time and space that […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing a LinkedIn post from an American Army colleague, on a photo of a group of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes During a promotion course at Canungra, I recall an instructor posing a simple question to the audience: “How many of you have […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Shamsa Lea and edited by Lyndsay Freeman. This article is part of the Propel Her Australia – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. The difference […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes By Lyndsay Freeman for Propel Her Women in the ADF are not living in a golden age. Despite gender restrictions for all […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Reframing how we all view the word ambition, particularly as women, will stop the ‘ambitious woman’ being an anomaly and empower us all.
Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her Australia – Defence Women’s Leadership Series by Shamsa Lea and Lyndsay Freeman. There is a cartoon showing […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series spotlights Air Force Pilot and Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Marija ‘Maz’ Jovanovich as she shares her insights […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes To raise awareness of Australian mental health month – Propel Her shares this honest insight into a senior ADF leader’s story. If this article is challenging […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. Do you feel like your military career is beyond your […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes This article is part of the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series. There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and conflict […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the fourth article in the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series by Lyndsay Freeman and Shamsa Lea. The term ‘networking’ will invariably turn some […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the third article in the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series by Lyndsay Freeman and Shamsa Lea. You might purely associate ‘intrapreneurship’ with tech startups and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is the second article in the Propel Her – Defence Women’s Leadership Series by Lyndsay Freeman and Shamsa Lea. Do you […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Most ADF members don’t realise the value of mentoring until late in their careers – with the common reflection being ‘Why didn’t I do this sooner!?’ Mentoring can change your career and life trajectory. It can open up networks and opportunities beyond your immediate reach, and can give you the tools and confidence to develop and promote yourself.
