Meet Dr. Bethseba Peni, a leader at the forefront of public health in Papua New Guinea. As Provincial Disease Control Officer, Beth coordinates critical disease surveillance and outbreak response efforts that protect communities across the West New Britain Province....

For over a decade, Nicole Kearney has been at the forefront of one of Australia’s most ambitious efforts to preserve and protect biodiversity – not in the field, but in the archives. As Manager of the Biodiversity Heritage Library Australia (BHL), Nicole works with...

#HB7 alumni Dr fLorence Cotel, a neuroscientist, endurance athlete, and entrepreneur, embodies the adaptable and collaborative mindset essential for effective leadership. For fLorence, leadership is never a solitary pursuit, but instead it’s collaborative, at its...

Linda Romanovska is not one to shy away from collaborative leadership. Recently appointed as Head of Sustainability Consulting at Materra, a leading sustainability consultancy, she’s also a proud HB6 alumni member, who sailed to Antarctica in 2022.

Reflecting on her Homeward Bound experience, Linda describes it as “life-changing” not just for career growth, but for something even more profound: to belong to an unshakable global network of extraordinary women with STEMM backgrounds.

‘What do you need to be your best self?’ This was one of the first questions we were posed when HB program sessions started in Ushuaia. I raised my hand and said ‘inner peace’. I know how it feels and how crucial it is to making difficult decisions, but I had not experienced it in a while.  

Meet Melissa Cristina Márquez a wildlife educator and marine scientist whose research focuses on the habitat use and media portrayal of Chondrichthyan (sharks, stingrays, skates, and chimaeras). She voyaged to Antarctica as part of HB4 and shares her experience.  Read...

Meet Dr Emma J King from Homeward Bound 8: a neurodivergent science communicator, space enthusiast and entrepreneur with a background in physics and a passion for wildlife and conservation. Dr King was one of the top 2% of candidates in the 2021 European Space Agency astronaut selection process.

The neuroscientist, entrepreneur, endurance athlete and inspirational speaker wants to inspire people to realise their dreams and help prevent burnout.

We are proud to launch Homeward Bound 8: a cohort of more than 110 women from 18 countries and 25 nationalities, who were selected for our global leadership initiative based on their outstanding potential to lead and to create better outcomes for the planet.

Farrah Hiramis, a geothermal geochemist from the Philippines who is passionate about harnessing renewable energy, is the recipient of a Homeward Bound scholarship supported by BOC.

Four Homeward Bound 1 alumnae: environmental scientist Dr Anne Christianson, malariologist Dr Sarah Charnaud, sustainable buildings advocate Dr Samantha Hall and sociologist Professor Meredith Nash are featured in The Leadership Professional Development Videos launched today in partnership with The Leadership Film and Homeward Bound. The four case studies have been developed for use by professional facilitators, corporate trainers, educators and government managers to create awareness of systemic gender inequality, illustrate the significant personal impact of issues such as harrassment, imposter syndrome and the gender pay gap on women in STEMM and the wider female workforce, and motivate real and lasting change in the workplace.

During COVID-19, 129 billion masks and 65 billion gloves are being consumed, while 42 billion plastic cups and 40 billion plastic bottles are being used on a monthly basis. This is contributing to a rise in major health and environmental issues such as entanglement of wildlife, microplastic bioaccumulation, even reproduction issues in people, eight women in STEMM from #TeamHB4 and #TeamHB5 have found.