Culture Chanel Miller: ‘Putting Pen To Paper Is My Way Of Being Loud’ The New York Times bestselling author discusses advocacy, trauma and overcoming shame. By Jamila Rizvi Culture The New York Times bestselling author discusses advocacy, trauma and overcoming shame. By Jamila Rizvi Previous article White Women Have A Glass Ceiling To Break, Women Of Colour Have A Cement One Next article Emma-Louise Pritchard On Environmental Activism: ‘Action Is The Right And Only Option’ It’s hard to imagine that an event centred around the themes of trauma, shame and loneliness could be uplifting. Yet, this week’s gathering of hundreds of Future Women members and avid Penguin Random House Australia readers, proved to be exactly that. An evening filled with raw realities, honest storytelling – and even a few tears.Our local Australian panellists were Rebekah Robertson, author of About a Girl, mother to actress Georgie Stone, and advocate for transgender kids and their families; Stella Prize shortlisted author, Caro Llewellyn, who has written Diving into Glass, an autobiography about growing up with a father with disabilities and then being diagnosed with MS herself. IWD Best Of Future Women Culture What kind of world are you building? By Sally Spicer Culture ‘Carry her strength forward’: What legacies ignite By Odessa Blain Culture The impossible choice faced by tens of thousands of Australian women By Melanie Dimmitt Culture It’s morally corrupt. And it’s happening to one in six women By Melanie Dimmitt Culture How Toto’s* ex-husband used their children to keep her poor By Sally Spicer Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
