Future Women with Jamila Rizvi

Future Women

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The Future Women podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. We’re on a mission to make you better at work. Each week you’ll meet inspiring guests, discover more about gender equity, hear real life stories of working women and learn clever, practical tips to help you get ahead. We’ll get you laughing and keep you thinking all at the same time.

03/02/2025

SPECIAL: Turia Pitt on being "too combative" and owning it

Turia Pitt is one of Australia’s most inspirational women. She is a wearer of many hats - an author, speaker, business owner, ambassador. She is also a runner. Running changed her life forever when, while competing in an ultramarathon in remote Western Australia, she was caught in an out of control grassfire and sustained burns to 65 per cent of her body. In this episode, Pitt joins Helen McCabe to reflect on what continues to fuel her and why she might just be “too combative”. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 min
02/23/2025

SPECIAL: Catherine Livingstone was told she was "too inexperienced"

Catherine Livingstone is the Chancellor of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She’s also an extraordinarily accomplished businesswoman who has served as the President of the Business Council of Australia, and has served as Chairman of Commonwealth Bank, Telstra and CSIRO. In this episode, Livingstone joins Helen McCabe to reflect on how she pushed past being labelled “too inexperienced” at pivotal moments in her career. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 min
02/16/2025

SPECIAL: Feminist icon Dr Anne Summers on caring about "too many" things

Can you care about too many things? Or is a prolific professional drive an asset? Dr Anne Summers is a celebrated author, journalist and feminist leader. She played a pivotal role in the women’s movement, co-founding Australia’s first women’s refuge, Elsie, in the 1970s. She’s advised two Prime Ministers, and has written nine books to date. Dr Summers joins Helen McCabe to reflect on what continues to fuel her, as a woman who’s been told she’s “too driven” time and time again. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
02/09/2025

SPECIAL: Professor Georgina Long on keeping professional passion alive

Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Professor Georgina Long shot to national attention when she was named Australian of the Year. Her research on melanoma - known as Australia’s national cancer - has saved thousands of lives. In this episode, Professor Long joins Helen McCabe to reflect on the whirlwind that’s followed being named co-Australian of the Year, and she opens up about her life as a scientist who’s been told she’s “too passionate” one too many times. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 min
02/02/2025

SPECIAL: Moana Kidd on thriving at work when you're "too open"

Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Moana Kidd never imagined she’d be a Senior Constable with Victoria Police. As a woman of colour who’d been working in the arts, she was used to attending rallies - not patrolling them. But when an unexpected career shift led her to look for new work - she decided to become the change she wanted to see. In this week’s episode of Too Much, the Senior Constable joins Helen McCabe to discuss how she rose through the ranks despite at times being labelled “too open”. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35 min
01/27/2025

SPECIAL: Brooke Blurton on accepting she was "too complex"

Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Brooke Blurton is best known for being the first Black and bisexual woman on The Bachelorette. She’s also a youth worker, an author, a podcaster and a mental health advocate. In this episode, she joins Helen McCabe to reflect on how she's had a career dismissed by some as "too complex". Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
01/19/2025

SPECIAL: Chanel Contos on the personal cost of being "too disruptive"

Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. Chanel Contos was just 21 years old when she launched an online petition that sparked a movement and propelled her into the global spotlight. Teach Us Consent triggered a national conversation and led to mandatory consent education in all Australian schools. In this episode, Contos joins Helen McCabe to reflect on the personal price of radical change, and the power that can come with being “too disruptive”. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads Image credit: Maria Boyadgis for UNSW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

37 min
01/13/2025

SPECIAL: How Matildas star Lydia Williams embraced being "too humble"How Matildas star Lydia Williams embraced being "too humble"

Hello listeners! We're sharing another FW podcast we think you'll love called Too Much. In it, our founder and managing director Helen McCabe speaks with high-achieving women who bucked trends, disrupted systems and refused to quit. Women who built careers by forging their own paths. Does cockiness make you better at your job? That's what former Matildas star Lydia Williams was told when she rose to the sport's top flight. Williams joins McCabe to reflect on her journey as a Matilda and how she pushed past being labelled “too humble” at key points in her career. Liked this episode? Follow Too Much to hear more Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development. Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Introducing Power Move by Future Women

A new podcast all about investing but not in a scary way - in a way that will make you feel smart and confident to boot. In this three-part series hosted by Nine News Reporter Alice Monfries, you’ll learn investment basics from the experts who explain things in a simple and jargon-free way, without putting you to sleep. You'll also hear from a woman who went from not being very good with money (in her own words) to a confident investor, and we’ll have some fun busting a few myths along the way. It's brought to you by Future Women in partnership with Vanguard and is produced by Fancy Films. Just search for 'Power Move Future Women' in your favourite podcast app and make sure you share it with a friend who needs motivation to get their finances in order. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11/04/2020

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The Future Women podcast is hosted by Jamila Rizvi. We’re on a mission to make you better at work. Each week you’ll meet inspiring guests, discover more about gender equity, hear real life stories of working women and learn clever, practical tips to help you get ahead. We’ll get you laughing and keep you thinking all at the same time.