Dorinda Cox becomes first female Aboriginal Senator from WA
Yamatji and Noongar woman, Dorinda Cox, has been sworn in as Western Australia’s first-ever Indigenous female representative in the federal senate. Dorinda aims to continue to advocate for women’s safety issues and is passionate about securing greater protection on cultural heritage in the state and addressing homelessness. There are now seven First Nations representatives in federal parliament.
$1.2 billion deal between Spanx and Blackstone brokered by an all-female team
Shapewear company, Spanx, is now worth an estimated $1.2 billion after the investment firm Blackstone purchased a majority stake in the company. Blackstone’s mandate is that at least one third of board seats at the new companies it acquires must be filled by diverse candidates, referring to gender, race, or sexual orientation. Blackstone’s portfolio also includes the female-led company Bumble and actress Reese Witherspoon’s media company, Hello Sunshine.
European Space Agency is prepping the Orion spacecraft to put the first woman on the Moon by 2024
The European Space Agency is overseeing the development of the European Service Module which is the part of the Orion spacecraft that provides air, electricity and propulsion. The third mission aims to bring the first man and woman to the Moon since Apollo.
The DC Universe has made history, as Wonder Woman’s Amazons welcome a transgender female character
The newly released, Nubia & The Amazons #1 by DC Comics has broken new ground, as the first time in history that Wonder Woman’s Amazons has welcomed a transgender woman character, named Bia. With violence against the transgender community on the rise in the U.S., Bia’s storyline explains that she was once a victim of such violence in her previous life.
New Zealand appoints its first female Māori governor-general
Dame Cindy Kiro is the first Māori woman to be named governor-general of New Zealand. After her swearing in, Dame Cindy said she wanted to use her role to reach out to marginalised people in society and acknowledged that people were living in a time of immense uncertainty and anxiety due to the pandemic.
