Women in the Australian Army
Women play a vital role in the Australian Army. Here we recognise just some of the women around our Army and we invite you to read about them.
Private Lisa BaileyGoing from the streets of Baulkham Hills to the streets of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, former Gilroy College student Lisa Bailey is taking her driving skills to a whole new level as an Up-Armoured Sports Utility Vehicle driver.
Sergeant Sarah Webster"My choice to stay in the Army and continue my career now inspires me to interact with other wounded soldiers and look at ways I can help them with their recovery, their rehabilitation and their future."
Warrant Officer Class One Pip Iseppi"One day I was walking past Defence Recruiting in Perth with my mum, who pushed me in the door to see what the Army had to offer. Within a couple of weeks I was at Kapooka undertaking recruit training."
Corporal Kassie Neville“It’s been an eye opening experience seeing how the Afghan people live — but I feel proud to be part of trying to build a safer country for these people.”
Lieutenant Colonel Renee KidsonParramatta’s Dr Renée Kidson normally works the Bureau of Meteorology but for the last eight months she has been living her other life — in East Timor as a Major in the Army Reserve.
Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Johnston"As a Lieutenant Colonel in 2011, I was deployed to Kabul in Afghanistan. I worked in Headquarters International Stabilisation Forces Afghanistan (ISAF) on the Afghan Government’s peace program, which sought to reintegrate former Taliban fighters back into society."
Brigadier Ana Duncan"I have commanded men and women, I have deployed on operations, I have travelled extensively domestically and overseas, I have been sponsored by Army to complete two masters post-graduate programs and I have been able to take long paid breaks in service to have my two children."
Major Fern Thompson"The most memorable and the most challenging and rewarding was commanding an aviation combat team on operations in East Timor as part of Operation Astute."
Major Bec Dyson“People often ask me what it is like being in a traditionally male environment, but I don’t see it like that. The Army is a modern workplace that provides great opportunities regardless if you are male or female."
