Book Review: Sky Pilot: History of Chaplaincy in the RAAF 1926-1990
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by Darren Cronshaw
1M ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes RAAF has had a remarkable history and chaplaincy has grown and developed alongside and in support. Sky Pilot narrates the development of chaplaincy organisationally and tells stories of RAAF chaplains on whose shoulders and reputation chaplains of today serve. RAAF grew to be the fourth largest Air Force at one time in WWII (numbering 164,000+ as well as 18,000+ in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force). In parallel, chaplaincy grew from 6 at the beginning of the war to 250 at any one time. There was a total of 370 chaplains over the war including 2 Rabbis and ..read more
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Leadership in the Army: My Story
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by Pip Cleary
5M ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pip Cleary Last year, I was asked to speak to a group of APS and civilian women about my leadership experience in Army. Although I am currently a Commanding Officer, the imposter syndrome runs deep – and I wondered what, if anything, I could possibly offer to these women who are leaders in their fields.  It was an interesting exercise in reflection. As I wrote, I was forced to reflect on my family, on where Army was and where it has come to, and lastly to reflect on the value of the kind of leadership that I bring to our organisation.  I joined the Army straig ..read more
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Advice I’d Give My Younger Self: Mirrors, Machiavelli And Mentoring
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by Leigh-teagan Wilde
5M ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leigh-teagan Wilde “What were you like when you were my age Auntie Leigh?“ I love my nieces. With them, I get to play the very best games, and get to listen to the very best stories. The depth of their imagination and creative thinking absolutely floors me every time. At 3 and 8 years old respectively, they are spunky, driven little ladies who will take on the world one day and I’m excited to see it! Recently, they came to visit me for the summer holidays. In between adventures to Kmart (don’t judge… you love it too), park adventures and trips to the library, I got to ..read more
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Advice I’d give my younger self (even though I probably would have ignored it)
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by Kaisha Wyld
6M ago
Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is the first of a new series ‘Advice I’d Give My Younger Self’.  We can all learn from each others lessons and experiences. Share your story with us today – you can find us here. Just like Kaisha. Ok, I will leave you to enjoy her raw and wonderful reflection.  Changing careers can be an incredible challenge.  Some of us weigh the pros and cons, carefully considering the imagined impact for months or years before taking the leap. Others dive in headfirst and figure it out as they go.  I went for the latter, much to everyone’s surp ..read more
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On impending motherhood and leadership: Which comes first?
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by Leigh-teagan Wilde
6M ago
Reading Time: 5 minutes Leigh-teagan Wilde I have some questions for all the women I serve with who happen to be mothers. Were you ready? Were you prepared? How did it change you? Did it change your leadership style? Before you scroll away, this is not an award-winning story of “girl is stubborn, girl has life-changing experience, girl is reformed”. It’s more like a headline of “Stubborn girl meets self for first time; outcome unclear, however big lessons learnt”. I’ll caveat this piece by saying that this was my personal experience. When I wrote this piece initially, I was 7 months pregnant ..read more
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New Chapter for Propel Her Aus
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by Grounded Curiosity
7M ago
Reading Time: 2 minutes After three years of sharing women’s stories and insightful conversations, it is time for a new chapter. Propel Her Aus co-founders, Shamsa Lea and Lyndsay Freeman, are stepping back from their role at the helm of the initiative. They are handing over the pen to a new generation (who are our current editing team) Lily Lancaster and Leigh-Teagan Wilde who will take Propel Her forward into the future. Thank you to Clare O’Neil, the brains behind Grounded Curiosity, who supported this bold idea from its foundation and continues to provide us this space to develop and grow ..read more
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Book review: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible voyage, by Alfred Lansing
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by Michael Turner
1y ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing (goodreads.com) On the 8th August 1914, the three masted barquentine Endurance set sail from Plymouth as part of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition. Commanded by Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the voyage aimed to land the 28 man exploration team at Vahsel bay, Antarctica, before their commencement of the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. The entire expedition was set to take up to three years, with a secondary party establishing an RV camp on the other side of the crossi ..read more
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The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine
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by Shannon Lewis-Simpson and Anne Reiffenstein
1y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces explores the ten years following the decision of the 1989 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal directing the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to remove all restrictions barring women from specific employment in the CAF, except for submarine service and Catholic chaplains. This was a tumultuous era for the CAF: the end of the Cold War, coupled with an increased operational tempo, concurrent with a significant budget reduction in funding for equipment, resulting in a forced re ..read more
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Bread and Butter: What an Honours Year Taught Me about True Learning
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by Bridget Free
1y ago
Reading Time: 3 minutes My family would assure you that my cooking skills do not inspire confidence. But 2022 was the year that changed that. An early bread attempt! My first attempt at baking bread left much to be desired. After acquiring my parent’s old bread maker, a quick run to the shops, and the adventure began. Over four hours and too much yeast later, I had an overwhelming pile of bread-like substance on my kitchen bench. This cooking failure compounded an already tough week of research, and while cleaning the bench (and the floor) I could not help but draw the parallels in my bread-ma ..read more
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You Can Be What You Can’t See: Moving Beyond The Child’s Imagination To Achieving Life Goals
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by Jen Wittwer, CSM
1y ago
Reading Time: 7 minutes A recent post on a feminist and women’s empowerment page I greatly admire and respect quoted Sally Ride, an astronaut, physicist, engineer and the third woman to travel to space in 1983, who said, “Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday.“ The post went on to say, “You can’t be what you can’t see”. This latter phrase itself was coined by Marian Wright Edelman, a 19th century American activist for civil and children’s rights. We see this expression more frequently as women le ..read more
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