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Catherine Fox AM

Board Member

Catherine Fox AM is a leading commentator on women and the workforce, an award-winning journalist, author and presenter to audiences around Australia.

During a long career with the Financial Review, she edited several sections of the newspaper, and wrote the Corporate Woman column; and she has published five books, including “Stop Fixing Women” which along with her journalism was awarded the 2017 Walkley Award for Women’s Leadership in Media.

Her most recent book “Women Kind” (with co-author Kirstin Ferguson) was launched in 2018 and examines how female solidarity and support is rebooting the global women’s movement.

Catherine helped establish the annual Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards in 2012 and was named a Woman of Influence in 2018. She is a gender equality advisor to the Australian Defence Force, sits on the Australians Investing in Women board, and is co-founder of the Sydney Women’s Giving Circle.

In 2022 she was awarded an AM for significant service to journalism, gender equality and diversity.

Quick facts about Catherine Fox AM

Inspired by

the unstoppable power of women supporting women

Driven by

deep irritation at wilful blindness to the benefits for all of a fairer world

Actions I Take

consistently mobilise my platform to write, speak, and make space for voices that have been ignored

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