Page 2308 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 1 August 2017
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of anthropology at Harvard University where she will further her research in Indigenous girls’ education.
Other women in Canberra are using social media to share their skills with the world and are becoming hugely popular. Some of you may know that I run a blog called “In the taratory” that I thought was doing pretty well. But I think Gina Ciancio and Tanya Hennessy have me well and truly beaten.
Gina is a talented interior designer who has created an online blog to bring styling, building, interiors and do-it-yourself together on a single website called “Style curator”. Style curator has amassed over 25,000 social media followers and gets a whopping 50,000 clicks a month.
Tanya Hennessy is another Canberra woman who is killing it in the media. She is a comedian with her own refreshing style of observational comedy, making people laugh on her regular radio show in Canberra on 104.7 and her own YouTube channel. Tanya has amassed over 40,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, 800,000 likes on her Facebook page, and her social media videos have been watched more than 130 million times. If only Assembly on Demand got the same attention.
Both Gina and Tanya have huge audiences of people around the world tuning in, clicking around and scrolling through their ideas, jokes and advice. These women are shaping public opinions and preferences and determining international styles and trends.
Another member of this group, Bianca Elmir, is powering ahead in her quest to compete in boxing at the Commonwealth Games. Bianca used to work in this very building as a staffer for Amanda Bresnan. She has been a fearless advocate for LGBTIQ rights and is passionate about international development and aid. She is committed to empowering Canberra women. She provides self-defence training for women and supports victims of domestic violence. As a proud Muslim woman, she also hopes to inspire other Muslim women to pursue their dreams and be comfortable in their own skin. I wish Bianca the best of luck on her road to the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Finally, Caitlin Figueiredo is another young woman who is proving that age is no barrier to achieving great things. At just 21, Caitlin has already made waves internationally in gender equality advocacy. Last year she was named White House Gender Equality Global Champion and was invited to discuss her passion with none other than Michelle Obama.
Here at home, she won the Westpac-AFR 100 women of influence young leader category, and is the youngest recipient in the award’s history. To top it off, she is an ambassador for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, helping to end violence against children and tackle childhood bullying as well as a range of other things. Her CV is really bloody impressive.
This is just a small sample of the incredible women who were featured by HerCanberra as the future generation. I was incredibly proud and humbled to stand
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