Missing Perspectives

27/05/2025

TW: Discussion of eating disorders

This week, .yajman swings by the Missing Perspectives studio to discuss the regression in the body positivity movement online, and her experience navigating cultural stigma around eating disorders and body image. Full convo dropping soon ❤️‍🔥

27/05/2025

heavy on all of these

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26/05/2025

“I feel a deep sense of responsibility to give back to mob and to community because there just isn’t enough service provision in this space for Indigenous people.”

We’re still reflecting on our conversation with the incredible , founder of startup . It’s a conversation not to be missed (resharing full convo in stories and it’ll be available on podcast soon ❤️‍🔥)

15/05/2025

some food for thought

15/05/2025

every fit DEVOURED !

15/05/2025

Sydney based designer Alix Higgins showed at Australian Fashion Week yesterday and the styling left many attendees asking the same question; “was that cultural appropriation?”

Alix said in an interview with Harpers Bazaar that the collection was inspired by Peter Pan, but that film is notorious for its racist depiction of Native American people.

This collection was designed by Alix, a white man, with the headdresses made by a white woman milliner.

While the collection is supposed to evoke folklore and childlike wonder, it ended up raising more questions about appropriation.

What do you think?

28/01/2025

Valued at USD$250M – the highest valuation ever for a women’s professional sports team globally – it goes without saying that Angel City Football Club is a team that stands apart from all other football teams.

Kat Sasso sits down with Julie, ACFC's Co-Founder and President, and the club's Head of PR Stephanie Rudnick to talk about the origins of the team, how they are redefining women's sport and the way it's done - and the progress that still needs to be made.

We also ask them - will Australia get it's own Angel City? Listen and find out!

Valued at a groundbreaking $250 million, Angel City FC has shattered records as the highest-valued women's professional sports team ever. But this isn't just...

11/12/2024

Some people ooze a palpable energy. Sunroom co-founder Michelle Battersby is one of those people.

For Missing Perspectives’ High Agency Women series, we aim to show people as deeply human. But it’s also undeniable that Michelle is one seriously impressive human.

So, how do you take the leap from working in HR at an investment bank, to one day running your own (somewhat edgy) tech company? For Michelle, the runway to starting her own business was slow, steady, and intentional.

From gaining valuable career experience at women-led startups like Bumble and Kic, to meeting her future co-founder Lucy Mort (and being blown away) and slowly gaining conviction that there was a market need for an app like Sunroom, Melbourne-based writer Hannah Cohen caught up with Michelle for a big sister-esque chat on knowing your strengths, and the power of intuition.

It takes a lot of inner confidence and a little bit of chutzpah to break the corporate career mould and carve your own path. Here, Michelle Battersby breaks down her journey from marketing at Citibank to now co-running her own founder-led business.

11/12/2024

Ten years into business, Kic co-founder and CEO Laura Henshaw has survived the initial years of startup life.

Now, Laura is ready to evolve the business into a truly generational company – meaning Kic would join the likes of Nike, Adidas, and Lululemon – companies that have ridden out multiple flash-in-the-pan fads to become truly non-displaceable in the health and wellness market.

From guarding the “soul” of the Kic brand across the company’s various marketing campaigns and in app content, to leaning on advisors to help her and her co-founder Steph Claire Smith iron out differing communication and work styles, to the need for role clarity as the team and scale of the business grows, Laura has earned some serious wisdom in how to grow as a person alongside your company.

She’s warm, she’s impressive, she’s commercial - MP readers, if you don’t know her already, here’s Laura Henshaw.

In partnership with Blackbird.

Ten years into business, Laura Henshaw and her co-founder Steph Miller (née Steph Claire Smith) have survived the initial years of startup life. Now, she's

18/11/2024

If the name of the charity Wesnet rings a bell, then we might know why – musician Olivia Rodrigo directed a portion of her ticket sales from the Australian leg of her GUTS tour to the leading domestic violence charity.

With almost 350 eligible members across Australia, Wesnet represents a range of organisations and individuals including women’s refuges, shelters, safe houses and information/referral services. The organisation is back in the news again, this time with an innovative new partnership with Tinder.

Tinder has launched a national verification drive to enhance user safety and build trust in online dating by encouraging users to be a Verified QT. This initiative has been brought to life with Wesnet.

20/10/2024

For decades, female comedians have been accused of not being as funny as their male counterparts. It’s as tiring as it is boring, yet we continually hear this.

And perhaps, negative commentary about the Australian version of The Office’s trailer is testament to how this view is still widely held.

“When I was younger, I absolutely had internalised misogyny," reflects lead actress Felicity Ward. "I was like, ‘Oh, I don't like when when female comics joke about dot, dot dot.'"

Alicia Vrajlal recently sat down with Ward to discuss the gendered backlash to the series' trailer - and misogynistic comments towards female comedians:

https://www.missingperspectives.com/posts/the-office-felicity-ward-interview

"If you don't find it funny, I’ve got some great news. You do not have to watch, isn't that wonderful?”

26/07/2024

Learn why an academic's 11 year-old-daughter is her driving force - and it's a reason you wouldn't expect:

“I have a generational calling to do that for her..." - Monash University academic Dr Danielle Ramirez.