HOMEWARD BOUND
TO ANTARCTICA
BY JUST INE BA R R E T T
I
am Justine. I am a mum. I am a
scientist. I am a post-graduate
student. I run a small business. I am
Tasmanian. And I am a participant
on the next Homeward Bound journey to
Antarctica!
Homeward Bound is a program that
takes women with a science background on
a once-in-a-lifetime journey, with an aim
to enhance their leadership and strategic
skills to enable them to influence a positive
change on our planet. The program takes
place over approximately 12 months
through online communications and
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activities, and culminates in an intensive
three-week trip to Antarctica in February
2018. Homeward Bound was launched in
2016 and aims to give 1,000 women this
opportunity over the next ten years.
Globally, women are under-represented
in leadership roles. This is not a new
problem, but the pace of change to resolve
this has been incredibly slow. This is
particularly the case in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics and medicine
(STEMM). The lack of women in leadership
ro