LORETO TOORAK
International Women’s Day with Professor Catherine Bennett and an Instagram takeover As part of a suite of celebrations for International Women’s Day, we were thrilled to welcome back to our School eminent alumna Professor Catherine Bennett BSc MAppEpid PhD GAICD, as our guest orator. Professor Bennett’s insightful presentation on “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World” was inspiring in every way. The influence of her Loreto Toorak education in preparing her for the challenges and opportunities faced throughout her career, and particularly last year, was evident throughout her presentation. Professor Bennett reminded us to follow our passions, be confident in our ability and always remain true to ourselves. She has become a public commentator on the COVID-19 pandemic
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after early approaches from the media for insight, which has since become a full time role. Her generous support of, and commitment to the Loreto Toorak Community is appreciated beyond measure. Professor Bennett was not the only past pupil to share with us her wisdom during the week of celebrations. We also invited Rosannah Healy (PY 2001), Sr Marg Finlay IBVM (PY 1955), Simone Carson AM (PY 1980) and Vivian Cheng (PY 2014) to each take over our Instagram account for a day and write about what the IWD 2021 theme, Choose to Challenge, means to them. Their powerful thoughts are reprinted here in full. Pictured below (L-R): Eliza Galimberti, Pr Catherine Bennett, Ms Angela O’Dwyer, Sally Bertoncello
