92 The Australian Women’s Weekly | JUNE 2018
LISA WEARS JONATHAN SIMKHAI DRESS AT MATCHES.COM AND NINE WEST HEELS. ITA WEARS CARLA ZAMPATTI AND KAILIS JEWELLERY. TANYA WEARS CARL KAPP. RONNI WEARS CHRISTOPHER ESBER TOP AT THE ICONIC AND FAMILY JEWELS NECKLACE AND RING.Lisa Wilkinson
TV presenter and journalist
Lisa Wilkinson believes that “there has never been
a better time to be a woman than right now”. She
is relecting on #Time’sUp, #MeToo, and her own
public stand for equal pay, which heralded a
move to Network Ten’s The Project. “In the last
12 months, we’ve learnt just how powerful we
can be when we come together for a common
good,” she says. A longtime Women of the Future
Awards judge, Lisa is thrilled to be back. “There’s
a beautiful humility and gratitude and honesty to
Australian women,” she says. “We must remember
to embrace those qualities, embrace each other,
and reject the sometimes inbuilt self-criticism and
criticism of others. We become the best version
of ourselves when we forgive ourselves and others.”
Ita Buttrose
Journalist, author and TV presenter
Ita Buttrose is one of Australia’s highest proile
women, and a powerhouse of Australian media.
A Women of the Future judge two years running,
Ita says it’s not easy choosing between such
outstanding candidates. “In Australia we’re
breeding young women with a great
entrepreneurial spirit, prepared to work hard
to make their visions come true,” Ita says. She
advises young women to believe in themselves.
“If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will,”
says this game-changer in the publishing industry.
“And do the things you have your heart set on.”
We asked Ita, if she could erect a statue to one
outstanding Australian woman, who would it
be? She suggested that the 21st century might
be “the women’s century” and that she would
like to see a sculpture that captured the diverse
spirits and cultures of all the women in Australia.