Emerging Women Leaders in Australia - Charishma Kaliyanda, Liverpool City Councillor
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A growing number of women leaders are emerging in Australia.
Charishma Kaliyanda was elected to the Liverpool City Council in 2016. Charishma was born in Bangalore, India, and moved to Liverpool when she was four years old. Starting her journey in student politics, Charishma has become an important voice for Liverpool City communities.\\xa0
In this episode, Charishma talks about the hurdles women leaders of colour need to clear for elected office in Australia, how the recent strict lockdowns affected southwest Sydney communities, and why local community representation is important.
What Can We Do is produced by Samuham Media, and hosted by Prema Menon.\\xa0 Prema works in a project and operations capacity in the not-for-profit sector. \\xa0
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