International Women's Day
Empowering the next generation of female leaders
#CountHerIn | Lauriston is committed to nurturing the intellectual curiosity of girls by empowering them to be financially literate, entrepreneurial and career ready. By investing in girls’ education, skills development, and supporting their economic opportunities, we can accelerate progress towards a more inclusive and equitable society. Together, we can create a future where every girl has the opportunity to thrive and contribute to her full potential.
Lauriston has a proud history of empowering women, with founding sisters Margaret and Lilian Irving leaving their secure jobs to establish a girls’ school which quickly acquired an enviable reputation for academic and sporting excellence. Since Lauriston’s doors first opened in 1901, all of Lauriston’s Principals have not only continued the Irving sisters’ legacy, but have expanded and strengthened all facets of the School’s programs to ensure its’ students receive an innovative, challenging and empowering education that inspires them to be courageous lifelong learners.
Our vibrant school community provided a diverse range of perspectives on the 2024 theme of economic empowerment, when interviewed by Kaaya, Beatrice and Milly.
Lauriston’s curriculum is rich in opportunities for our students to solve real-world business challenges, develop their financial literacy skills and mentor students from disadvantaged backgrounds, as told by Beatrice, Maria, Mia and Harriet.
Empowering Girls Through Education: Breaking Gender Norms and Achieving Equality
Principal Susan Just highlights the slow adoption of emerging digital technologies by Australian companies, which is impeding productivity growth. She also emphasises the need for empowering girls through education to break gender norms, achieve gender equality, and ensure that girls can truly benefit from their education.
International Women's Day Twilight Event
The Twilight format resulted in a wonderfully successful event, with strong attendance from alumnae, parents and students who keenly listened to the lively panel discussion on the IWD theme: Accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment.
Hosted by Principal Susan Just, panellists dissected a variety of issues facing society, including the gender pay gap, societal expectations on women, financial literacy and policy reform to better address gender inequalities.
As part of our commitment to economic empowerment, Lauriston proudly ran a business clothing donation drive for Fitted For Work at the event. Fitted For Work is a charitable organisation dedicated to outfitting women from disadvantage for job interviews and returning to work, and we are incredibly grateful for the support that the Lauriston community demonstrated for this wonderful cause.
We are grateful for the insights and experiences shared by all of our panellists at the event. We hope their words continue to inspire and motivate our community towards achieving their goals and aspirations.
