A global transformational leadership initiative dedicated to supporting women with STEMM backgrounds to lead with impact and influence for a sustainable future.
You are in Antarctica
@antonioguterres
& so are we!
We are 109 women & non-binary leaders in science, policy-making, arts, business & education from 29 nations.
Our calls for
#COP28
1. Inclusive leadership of all genders & nationalities
2. Leaders to act with extreme urgency
These 100 courageous women with a background in STEMM from nearly 35 countries have set off from Argentina towards the last untouched continent - Antarctica.
#TeamHB4
#takeyourplace
#HomewardBound
Strategic Climate Change Policy Expert and HB3 Elder
@CFigueres
, has recently published her new book
#TheFutureWeChoose
. It offers a 10-step climate action plan and considers what each of us can and must do to avoid disaster.
So excited to announce that almost 180 women from 25 countries will be voyaging to
#Antarctica
with
#HomewardBound
in November. The journey will help these amazing women in STEMM reflect on the world we live in and the actions needed for a more sustainable future.
@ACCIONA_EN
ONE WEEK TO GO! After a rigorous 12-month program, 100 women will set off to Antarctica ready to realise their leadership potential.
#takeyourplace
#TeamHB4
🗓️ It's less than 8 months until 180 women who are leaders from 25 countries voyage on two ships to Antarctica to ensure the sustainability of the planet.
🧵Please read about the women & support their life changing voyages. 👇
#mothernatureneedsherdaughters
Despite massive social gains, unconscious bias still dictates the lives of everyone. Homeward Bound strives for greater and more visible representation of women in leadership roles
#HomewardBound
#TeamHB4
#TakeYourPlace
🧵We are proud to launch Homeward Bound 8: a cohort of more than 110 women from 18 countries & 25 nationalities, selected for our global leadership initiative based on their outstanding potential to lead and create better outcomes for the planet.
From 22 to 63 years of age, from early to senior career stages, a variety of occupations spanning all 5 STEMM fields.
#HomewardBound
is attracting a diversity of women, all committed to creating better outcomes for the planet.
#TeamHB5
#WomeninSTEMM
#HBstories
#science
As
#TeamHB4
leave their homes and head to Ushuaia from all over the world, HB's visibility stream co-founders share an insight into what the women will be learning on the ship in Antarctica, and how anyone can step into
#visibleleadership
🌈 Today the 18th of November is Polar Pride Day! 🐧🌈🐻❄️
Onboard the Ushuaia and the Island Sky Homeward Bound Women in STEMM are celebrating diversity and the wonderful contributions of LGBTQIA+ people to polar research! 🥳
#PolarPride2023
@PridePolar
"When I spotted this little guy I was reminded why it is wonderful to be unique and different from everyone around you."
@deeds_collins
from
#TeamHB3
on a rare sight - a penguin with
#leucism
where pigments are produced in the skin but not the feathers.
@EdithCowan
#womeninSTEMM
Yesterday got coined “best day ever” for
#TeamHB2018
. They saw a killer whale, had penguin encounters + a high-energy session on
#scicomms
, supporting each other to nail their elevator pitches. Read Wing Chan's piece on finding her purpose through nature:
@CFigueres
, world authority on climate change, takes us on a sonic journey through
#Antarctica
during her voyage as part of
@Homeward
Bound16’s
#TeamHB3
earlier this year. Hear Adelie penguins, killer whales and gravitational waves, and her interview with
@FabianDattner
As
#TeamHB2018
return to work + families, it's hard to believe that these were their views just days ago. It's not the end but the beginning: now to implement the commitments made on board, in collaboration with the wider HB alumnae community! Watch this space!
#womeninSTEMM
Help us celebrate a major career achievement for Homeward Bound co-founder, and now PROFESSOR at the University of Tasmania, Mary-Anne Lea (
@icetempete
) - just one of the 14.5% of professors in STEMM in Australia who are women.
CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉
#takeyourplace
#womeninSTEMM
Thank you
@YoYo_Ma
for your support in elevating our story to a wider audience. To combat gender inequity we must stand together!
#takeyourplace
#TeamHB4
Welcome back,
#TeamHB4
! Brilliant women from around the world have just returned from the 4th
@HomewardBound16
leadership program, the largest all-female voyage to Antarctica. Let's join them and end gender discrimination in STEMM.
#takeyourplace
Jen Martin will join
#HomewardBound
's on-board faculty this year as Science Comms Facilitator. Jen has been talking science on 3RRR for nearly 15 years! She also writes a popular science blog, check out Espresso Science
.
#StrongerTogether
#TeamHB4
On this day, I am glad I am part of a hard working team supporting the success of women in STEMM…this is part of the solution to changing the way humans live on our planet.” - Dr Jen Martin
@scidocmartin
@UN_Women
@unimelb
Homeward Bound supports
#BlackLivesMatter
. We believe the world needs
#diversity
#inclusion
and must acknowledge that racism exists and privilege prevails, both at home and afar. We need trusted leaders, who are collaborative, inclusive and legacy minded, and we need them now.
Ana Payo Payo will support on-board Communications and Logistics for
#HomewardBound
's
#TeamHB4
! Ana brings with her a strong scientific background and a unique framework for communicating about
#Science
through the use of humour and performing arts. Ana is also a HB2 alumna!
We are proud to announce the 2019
#HomewardBound
faculty and on-board faculty who will support the leadership journey of
#TeamHB4
#WomenInSTEMM
. Our team are carefully selected professionals with an amazing breadth and depth of experience.
Icebergs ahoy!
#TeamHB3
on-board the
#MVUshuaia
have spotted their first icebergs. There'll be plenty more of those to come in
#Antarctica
, the perfect backdrop for a voyage of learning, leadership and discovery. Photos by geoscientist Mary Ellen Feeney.
Welcome home
#TeamHB4
! We are so excited to hear about the life-changing connections and inspiring stories as the largest ever all-woman delegation to Antarctica returns!
#takeyourplace
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! This is a day to celebrate all the progress we have made, as well as acknowledge the barriers that still prevent
#womeninscience
from reaching their full potential.
#HomewardBound
#strongertogether
#womeninSTEM
The
#HomewardBound
Ushuaia voyage has set sail!🚢 Join us as we celebrate the extraordinary journey of 88 women from 19 countries, rewriting the narrative on global leadership.🌍Follow along & be inspired by their transformative expedition to Antarctica. []
Congrats to
#TeamHB3
's
@lornaslater
, the new Scottish minister for green skills,
#circulareconomy
&
#biodiversity
. Her plans "is a bold, positive & ambitious one that will prioritise people & the planet & ensure a fairer, greener recovery. "
Read
"For me
#HomewardBound
is a real journey of self-discovery, or perhaps of re-discovery – a chance to reflect on who I am, who I want to be, and what my place is in this world." - Mary McMillan Lecturer in Biomedical Science, University of New England NSW, Australia.
#TeamHB3
Heading south on the
#MVUshuaia
towards
#Antarctica
!
Due to strong winds, crossing the Drake Passage has taken longer than planned. Nonetheless,
#TeamHB3
remains on course as we continue to grow as leaders.
#StrongerTogether
Image by pediatric surgeon Colleen Fitzpatrick.
HBHQ is incredibly proud of the work of
#HB4
women, launching the
@Antarctica_NOW
initiative today with a paper in
@nature
calling for a Marine Protected Area for the beautiful West Antarctic Peninsula. Congratulations to everyone involved.
#womeninSTEMM
Happy
#AntarcticaDay2017
! Today we honour this global symbol of hope - a sentinel for the rapid change in our world. Antarctica has inspired global collaboration over generations and inspires Homeward Bound to keep sparking collaboration across borders for everyone's futures. OX
An equal world is an enabled world. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Today is the day to celebrate women's social, economic, cultural & political achievements across the globe.
@womensday
#EachForEqual
#IWD2020
#HomewardBound
We are very pleased to announce Prof Nicole Webster as the new Chief Scientist of the Australian Antarctic Division, starting in May. Prof Webster is a marine microbial ecologist, currently Snr Research Scientist at AIMS, and Dep Director of the Aust Centre for Ecogenomics at UQ.
Why are we in Antarctica?
88
#HBUshuaia
women with a background in STEMM have journeyed to Antarctica to address the world’s most pressing challenges through collaboration and connection. And to see as many penguins as possible.
#HBUshuaia
#WomenInSTEMM
#penguinsareweirdbutcool
For all Spanish speakers: Last week's conversation between Dr. Marga Gual Soler
@margagual
and
@JaSantaolalla
about sustainability and leadership in facing global challenges, science diplomacy, Antarctica and more is available
@ACCIONA
IGTV
#womeninSTEM
Never let it be said that to dream is a waste of one's time, for dreams are our realities in waiting. In dreams, we plant the seeds of our future. Our final on-board faculty member for
#TeamHB4
is Co-Founder, CEO, Dreamer & Architect of
#HomewardBound
@FabianDattner
#GreaterGood
👏Congratulations to Distinguished Prof. Sharon Robinson, an internationally renowned science researcher at
@UOW
&
@saef_arc
, for being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the King’s Birthday Honours yesterday.🎊 (1/2)
Today we celebrate the work of
@Antarcticmoss
, who researches how Antarctic plants respond to climate change, and supports
#WomeninSTEMM
to be leaders as part of
@HomewardBound16
. Read her piece on civil disobedience & the climate change conversation.
🙌HB co-founder Mary-Anne Lea
@icetempete
(R) and HB4/HB6 science faculty member Cassandra Brooks
@cassandrafish
are SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) delegates at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources meeting
@CCAMLR1
in Hobart.
Today is their day! They're off and away!
#TeamHB2018
now face the notorious Drake Passage before crossing into
#Antarctica
+ transformational change. Correspondent Sarah Lucas tells us how ready she is for the magic... and the challenge.
They work in various fields and sectors. Some are just starting out; others have already achieved much in their career. All have a fire in their belly and a will to make a positive difference. It takes all kinds, with this common goal, to make this world a better place
With
#TeamHB5
, Homeward Bound now extends across 35 countries and 46 nationalities. Across the globe we are building a network of women to demonstrate a model of leadership for the greater good, managing our planet as home.
#HomewardBound
#HomewardBound16
#TeamHB5
#HBstories
“I see Homeward Bound as playing an important role in changing the tone of the global conversation on both leadership and climate change.“
@CFigueres
, architect of the Paris Agreement.
Recently, Figueres mentored HB Alumna at
@COP25CL
. Read about it
"We are determined to work together to make sure our wonderful daughters get an equal chance to lead during their lives and that our planet remains a safe place for them to grow into women."
@shine_tara
+ other
#TeamHB3
mothers send a message to their daughters.
#StrongerTogether
Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro joins the
#TeamHB4
on-board faculty as Leadership Facilitator. Musimbi is the President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women. There is so much more to read about this amazing woman. Please check out Musimbi's profile on the
#HB
web page
Shout out to
@kate_duncan
,
@HomewardBound
’s onboard science facilitator, and a passionate leader in the advancement and recognition of women in academic leadership positions. Based in Glasgow, she discovers new medicines from the oceans through Duncan Lab.
Fern Wickson, HB2 alumna will join
#HomewardBound
's on-board faculty this year as Lead Facilitator. At the heart of Fern’s work is an interest in interconnections – e.g. between humanity and nature, science and society, theory and practice, thought and action.
#TeamHB4
More than 280
#WomenInSTEMM
from the global leadership initiative
#HomewardBound
are calling for the immediate protection of Antarctica's Western Peninsula’s marine environment, through the designation of a marine protected area.
Support
#AntarcticaNOW
We're extremely proud and excited for HB2 Susan Scott's (
@ozgravityguru
) team warded AU's Prime Ministers Prize for Science for pioneering work discovering gravitational waves opening a new window to the universe.
Read
#PMPrize
#womeninSTEMM
@CGA_ANU
"Investing in women and girls in science is a crucial step in creating a generation of women who can proactively lead, influence and contribute to policy and decision-making as it shapes the future of our planet"
@CFigueres
#WomenInScience
#WomenInSTEMM
@ACCIONA_EN
@UN_Women
The Leadership, a documentary about the inaugural Homeward Bound 1 voyage in 2016, will have its world premiere as part of the forthcoming virtual
@sydfilmfest
in June.
@leadership_film
Today (Feb 11) is International Day for Women and Girls in Science, and we celebrate our magnificent network of Homeward Bound
#womeninSTEMM
and their impact on the world. But, don't forget the hurdles they have overcome to get here. Learn and share the
Sharing a sneak peek of the first moments on board for
#TeamHB2018
as they take in their new home for the next 3 weeks. Some rush in, some squeal, some take it in quietly. All have big, wide smiles!
#Antarctica
#WomeninSTEMM
100 days left until The Ushuaia sets sail! 🚢 Watch 88 extraordinary women from 18 countries as they embark on a voyage to Antarctica with Homeward Bound, showcasing diversity, initiative, bravery, and collaboration.
Learn more:
📸:Oli Sansom
#womeninSTEMM
“Once upon a time big change came from powerful leaders. Now it is coming from many places and many people.” Kenyan human rights advocate and
#TeamHB4
'elder' Musimbi Kanyoro
#takeyourplace
Our Co-Founder
@FabianDattner
's reflection on
#leadership
and
#resilience
could not be more timely as
#TeamHB4
arrive in Argentina to start their voyage to Antarctica.
"It is time to free the spirit of women to act for the common good"
Read it here
"The women from around the world met, like tributaries for a mighty river, in all parts of the world, converging in Ushuaia."
#HomewardBound
founder
@FabianDattner
reflects on the
#TeamHB3
voyage. .
Incredible photo is by Dr Amy Edward.
#StrongerTogether