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Episode Synopsis
Among many other things, boy math is not counting women for awards and on lists. This week, Katalin Karikó and Anne L’Hullier won Nobel Prizes in medicine and physics, but there is still a long way to go in recognising the achievements of women in all fields. Why do we think this? A list from LinkedIn on the top Australian startups in 2023 featured 32 men and just one woman. Boy math…On this episode, we also look at Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil’s cool, calm and cutting shot at Peter Dutton, plus 104-year-old Dorothy Hoffner who became the oldest skydiver ever.Our annual Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards are just days away! You can still get tickets here: https://www.womensleadershipawards.com.au/get-ticket/We hope to see you there!Stories included this week:104-year-old woman to become the oldest skydiver everCalm and cutting: Clare O’Neil attacks Peter Dutton’s ‘tough’ recordKatalin Karikó becomes 13th woman to win Nobel Prize in MedicineHow we hired 2023 Nobel laureate Anne L’Huillier – and why we knew she was destined for greatnessTrump, Musk and Kevin McCarthy can’t escape boy mathLinkedIn’s 2023 list of top Australian startups features one woman… and 32 menThe Crux is produced by Agenda Media, the 100% women founded and owned media business, publishing the daily news publication Women's Agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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