HOMEWARD BOUND 4 2019 – 2020 REPORT 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE CEO 3 STRATEGY REPORT 37 STATS & FACTS 8 WELLBEING REPORT 40 FROM THE ELDERS PROGRAM 43 LEAD FACILITATOR 23 FINANCES 49 LEADERSHIP REPORT 27 HB4 SCIENCE REPORT 30 SUCCESS STORIES 51 VISIBILITY REPORT 34 IN ITS ENTIRETY, IT IS HARD TO FATHOM THAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 WE WERE IN ANTARCTICA, THE 100 WOMEN OF HOMEWARD BOUND 4 VISITING THE WHITE CONTINENT TOGETHER, LOSING OURSELVES... FROM THE CEO Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 From the CEO 4

It is hard to reconcile months and to concentrate on other than our So much has and will continue to The women of Homeward Bound, months of sitting in my living room contribution to a more sustainable be written about this confronting from HB1 to HB4, stood beside each working in lockdown (as with world. Our Faculty laughed, loved global pandemic. Lives in all other, providing comfort and most of the world) to the experience and worked tirelessly to deliver the corners of the world have been support. We beamed into each of HB4 in November 2019. on-ship experience. impacted: jobs lost; locked down other’s living rooms, providing at home with partners, pets and humour and friendship. We gave It seems like another world, I shared a room with Musimbi family; working from garages each other advice on work, visibility, imagining being on the roiling Kanyoro, and I got a small window and bedrooms. science, wellbeing and leadership. oceans of the Drake Passage, into the life and times of this Faculty and alumnae stood the body of water between South impressive global leader from We have all had to confront the shoulder to shoulder and HB4 led America’s Cape Horn, Chile and Kenya. Her love, laughter and impact of this pandemic on our the charge. the South Shetland Islands of brilliance have stayed with me families and our livelihoods, to our Antarctica. throughout this challenging year. personal and business plans, to our I came home in December to a freedom and to our way of living. In its entirety, it is hard to fathom wonderful Christmas, with family that in November of 2019 we were from the US and the time to This shared experience has been in Antarctica, the 100 women of celebrate the significant collective painful, for many overwhelming, Homeward Bound 4 visiting the achievement of HB4. and for some deeply, irrevocably White Continent together, losing heart-breaking. ourselves in the colour of ocean Then COVID-19 emerged, and kept and sky, and the sound of penguin on emerging, wave after wave, The pandemic has also provided colonies and whales blowing some country after country, changing ample evidence of humanity’s 100 metres from the ship. (possibly for all time) how we work, ability to act in concert when the live and play. This all-pervasive enemy is common and the focus, It was unquestionably one of the microbe brought humanity for the most part, clear. 2020 saw best collaborative experiences of almost to a grinding halt. some of the most extraordinary my life, aboard a brilliant ship leadership anyone living today has with plenty of space, and nothing seen – from the worst to the best, with women shining through in many quarters. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 From the CEO 5

I think, as fate would have it, visibility and importance of We are committed to ensuring that The ship became a haven for Homeward Bound’s focus, women with a STEMM background women who participate feel able collaboration and action on some underpinned by the following four leading for the greater good. and willing to lead, aware of of the most pernicious problems propositions, was and is an initiative what parts of their story are helping facing the planet. Within a week of the times in which we live. 3. Women are still in the extreme and what parts are holding them of setting off on the expedition, minority globally and, despite back. The Leadership Faculty walls all over the ship were being 1. Trust in the current practice of qualifications, skills and support participants – in close refurbished with posters on ideal leadership is collapsing globally. significant experience, deal with partnership with the Visibility cultures, working groups, proposed The model of leadership that multiple forms of discrimination. Stream and a team of 60 leadership ‘out of session sessions’ led by worked in the past – ‘I over we’, This includes disparities in coaches from around the world – to participants, calls to action on aggressive, competitive, short- research funding, systemic bias find their centre and build strong gender in science, and climate and term, male-dominated – needs in the way organisations operate, foundations for leading in environmental initiatives. Many to be rapidly replaced with and the implications to, and many different contexts. collaborations were developed that collaboration, inclusion, a legacy additional responsibilities of, have continued post-voyage. mindset, and absolute trust in family. We feel confident that HB4 leaders’ handling of money and participants now have a deeper HB4 participants partnered the people/communities they 4. The planet is in crisis and needs understanding of their learning with alumnae on many crucial serve (something that women can the best possible leadership predispositions, how to work in collaborations, from ensuring and should be visible in leading). collaboration. a pod environment, and how Homeward Bound is fully carbon This is vitally important given to manage difficult spaces offset, to reviewing the Gender Fact the challenges the world Our primary focus is both and increase influence. They’re Sheet for its diversity and inclusion currently faces. strategic (building participants’ equipped with coaching skills content, resulting in a document influence) and intimate (building and, most important of all, HB4 is that is reflective of what women 2. Everyone is entitled to their deep layers of self-awareness now part of a global community, with a STEMM background have beliefs, but not their facts. and understanding around how indelibly connected by the shared to deal with to get into leadership COVID-19 elevates the critical participants are perceived as experience of Antarctica. positions. (See genderfacts.org importance of listening to fact leaders by the very people they are for more information). and evidence-based opinions. tasked with leading). HB4 was marked by the deep This is why Homeward Bound has, comaraderie of participants, a since its inception, elevated the revised program delivered by an inspired and inspiring Faculty, and the presence of Musimbi Kanyoro. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 From the CEO 6

A group of Australian participants In particular, I honour the immense Thank you to our wonderful Most of all, I thank the women we from across multiple cohorts worked dedication of the Faculty, who strategic partners and supporters… serve who back themselves, raise together on a submission to an donate hundreds of hours of work the funds to participate and Australian Government inquiry into to deliver the program, inspired by • Human Synergistics, and their then trust us to deliver. the tragic and devastating bushfire the belief that helping these women amazing global network of season that saw the sky of eastern is one of the most significant coaches, supported us with Always, Australia turn red, filled with smoke propositions on sustainability that brilliant diagnostics and hundreds Fabian and dust. we can work towards. of one-on-one coaching sessions before we even set foot in Ushuaia. In 2020, members of the HB4 cohort I thank them for their incredible launched the AntarcticaNOW contribution. • ACCIONA, who demonstrate their coalition, with over 280 female commitment to our planet not just scientists pushing for a Marine I also thank the Board, who have in what they do (as the world’s Protected Area ahead of the managed Homeward Bound’s only fully renewable energy meeting of governments to decide transition from a social enterprise to company), but also in their this in October 2020. a fully-fledged not-for-profit. commitment to elevating the visibility of the women involved in Many generous partnerships Homeward Bound. enabled this voyage. I want to thank the many people involved • The Dattner Group, who invest Fabian Dattner is a speaker, educator at all levels – coaches, strategic hundreds of donated hours, and social entrepreneur, and a partners, faculty, Board, the infrastructure and considerable regular commentator in the media on Operations Team and Business expertise in supporting the leadership and ethical issues in the Hub (Michelle Crouch, Dr Justine Homeward Bound initiative. world today and on the role of women Shaw, Assoc. Prof. Mary-Anne in building a sustainable future. She has Lea, Marshall Cowley); this simply • Gadens (lawyers) and Lowe won many awards for her work. Fabian couldn’t be done without you all. Lippmann (accountants) for their is CEO, dreamer and Co-Founder of continued support. Homeward Bound.

• Elmwood for their beautiful design work. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 From the CEO 7 HB4 participants partnered with alumnae on many crucial collaborations, from ensuring Homeward Bound is fully carbon offset, to reviewing the Gender Fact Sheet for its diversity and inclusion content... TEAMS COLLABORATED ON AREAS OF INTEREST/THEMES WHICH THEY EACH GOT TO CHOOSE. THE OUTTAKE WAS TO ENSURE EVERYONE LEFT THE SHIP BETTER INFORMED & COMMITTED TO COLLABORATIONS TO ADVANCE THE ISSUES... STATS & FACTS Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 9

OUR SPONSORS

Major Sponsors Program Sponsors Organisational Sponsors Carbon Offsetting & Partners Sponsors

To find out about their contributions: http://homewardboundprojects. com.au/sponsors/ Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 10 PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Participants Frances Separovic Laura Fernández Cascán Therese O’Brien Alexandra Jenkin Georgiana Sidor Laura Garcia Ibanez Valeri Vasquez Alexandra Leeper Gillian Starling Lilli Sun Xiao (Sophie) Shen Alida Hemerik Hana Starobova Linh Do Yingcui (Tracy) Cai Allyson O’Brien Harriet Bartlett Lisa Mills Ying Zhang Amanda Hensley Heidi Pass Louise Batts Yona Jadwiga Nebel-Jacobsen Amelia Tandy Hinemoa Elder Charity Mundava Yuxi Lei Andrea Mangel Raventos Humera Iqbal Marga Gual Soler Yvonne Kohnle Andrea Parisi Ingrid Albion Marissa Parrot Zhimin Mao Anika Molesworth Iryna Dronova Mary-Jo Ford Anna Cabre Jana Katharina Schniete Melissa Márquez Countries of Residence Anna Vinkhuyzen Jazmin Daniells Melody Ding Australia: 49 Anthea Nicholls Jeanette (Jay) Gomboso Michele Finn Canada: 2 Aparna Lal Jeanette McConnell Mita Brierley China: 4 Bianca Das Jessamyn Fairfield Monica Naranjo Czech Republic: 1 Blanca Bernal Jessica Todd Nina Tirnitz-Parker France: 1 Carly Quisenberry Jillian Sewell Pallavi Prathivadi Germany: 3 Carolyn Hogg Jing Hu Patricia Dunne Hong Kong: 1 Charity Mundava Julia Ward Patricia Menéndez Galván Iceland: 1 Chelle Adamson Justine Smith Rachel Cooper Ireland: 2 Clothilde Langlais Ka-Ming Wu Rachel Sheffield Kenya: 1 Cristina Otano Jimenez Karen Aitken Raelene Forbes Luxembourg: 1 Deborah Mueller Karen Spenley Rebecca (Bec) Handcock Netherlands: 2 Elaine Huber Kathryn (Katie) Piazza Samantha Burnham New Zealand: 2 Eleanor Bruce Katie Mahon Samia Elfekih Pakistan: 2 Elisabeth Deschaseaux Katie Sizeland Shumaila Arif Spain: 1 Elizabeth (Lily) Brown Katja Ovchinnikova Siobhan Heatwole United Kingdom: 6 Emeline Pettex Kim-Anh Lê Cao Stephanie Dolrenry United States: 21 Emma Kennedy Kirsten Müller Suzie Lavoie Emma Towlson Krissa Skogen Tammy Eger Nationalities: 11 Evguenia Alechine Kristin Raja Teresa (Terri) Jump Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 11 PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

HB4 Faculty Onboard Lead Facilitator Leadership Stream

Fern Wickson Fabian Dattner Musimbi Kanyoro Leadership Facilitator Elder / Onboard Facilitator

Graciela Szwarcberg Lorraine McCarthy Leadership Facilitator / LSI Coach Leadership Facilitator / LSI Coach Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 12 PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Science Stream Visibility Stream Onboard Communications Wellbeing Stream & Logistics

Dr Cassandra Brooks Dr Jen Martin Ana Payo Payo Dr Sophie Adams Science Facilitator SciComms Facilitator Ship-to-shore Comms / Logistics Wellbeing Team Leader

Assoc. Prof. Sandra Radovini Independent Mental Health Clinician Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 13 PROGRAM SNAPSHOT

Science Stream Visibility Stream

Dr Justine Shaw Assoc. Prof. Mary-Anne Lea Sarah Anderson Julia May

Strategy Stream Wellbeing Stream

Kit Jackson Kate MacMaster Online Reflective Practice Coordinator Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 14 EXPEDITION LEADER & COACHES

Expedition Leader HB4 LSI Coaches Kerrie Robertson Liana Sangster After a spell working as a Adam Gibson Louyse Ahlquist geoscientist in Calgary, the Alis Anagnostakis Marian Stanway mountains drew her back to Allan Stewart Marshall Cowley Canmore, Alberta and the start of Andrea Vienet Mary Lemonis a career in outdoor adventure and Annette Gray Michael Thornber education, initially as a technical Beatriz Pyle Michelle Blume cave guide and as an educator for Bernie Thorpe Murray Hamilton the Yoho Burgess Shale Foundation. This was interspersed with many Bev Sacks Myra-Ann Pickens personal adventures, including Catherine Allen Natacha Wilson Maria Cashin an expedition to explore caves Cheryl Walters Pam Wilson Maria grew up in Newfoundland, Cinzia Di Rossi Patricia Griffiths with high CO2 in Thailand with Canada. Deeply connected with National Geographic. Dianne Dawson Peter James nature, she spent her childhood Dr Gerard Roberts Rachel Read summers exploring this province She eventually became a co-owner Elisabeth Farley Ric Leahy that has a strong sense of place, and operator of Yamnuska Mountain Fernanda Afonso Robin Bradfield dramatic coastlines, sweeping Adventures, Canada’s premier Gaby McDonald Rollo Browne barrens, thick boreal forests, rich mountain instruction and guiding Garry Trotter Ross Nicol wildlife and outport culture. school, until 2010 when they sold Gillian Kemmis Sandra Jitianu the company. In 1989, her adventurous spirit led Grant O’Sullivan Simon Osborne her west to Jasper, Alberta, where Since 2012, Maria has combined her Helen Corlett Stephanie Smith she fell in love with the mountains geology, guiding skills and maritime Hilary Brooks Sue Bingham and mountain activities. Climbing, beginnings, and now spends up Ian Cormack Sue Constable backcountry skiing and caving to six months a year working as Jenny Postlethwaite Susan Francis dominated her life for the next few a lecturer and expedition leader Jo McAlpine Suzan Stub Jensen years, during which her curiosity in the Arctic and Antarctic. She is Joel Bendall Suzanne Bourke about this environment developed passionate about the polar regions Josie McLean Terrence Seymour into a fascination with geology, and their conservation, and has Juan Aguilera Tess Tholstrup resulting in a degree from the embraced the opportunity to Kathy Peacock Valere Cauwenberg University of Calgary. nurture ambassadors for these Ken Rogers Yvonne Lewandowski areas through her work. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 15 TIMELINE

• Applications open: Apr 2018 • Applications close: May 2018 • Successful participants notified: Jun 2018 • Program begins: Aug 2018 • LSI Diagnostic process including surveys and four 1.5hr one-on-one coaching sessions: Apr - Sep 2019 • 4MAT diagnostic process including survey and group debrief session: Jun - Sep 2019 • Participant pre-voyage program in Ushuaia, Argentina: 19 - 22 Nov 2019 • Voyage to Antarctica: 22 Nov - 10 Dec 2019 • Post-voyage participant calls: Mar - Jul 2020 HomewardItinerary & Map Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 19-22 Nov: Homeward Bound Ushuaia pre-voyage program 22 Nov: Board ship in Ushuaia, Argentina - Beagle Channel 16 23-24 Nov: Drake Passage 25 Nov: Brown Bluff - Paulet Island 26 Nov: Esperanza Station - Brown Bluff 27 Nov: Mikkelsen Harbour (D’Hainaut) - Cierva Cove 28 Nov: Palmer Station 29 Nov: Goudier Island - Jougla Point - Damoy Point / Dorian Bay 30 Nov: Neko Harbour - Danco Island 1 Dec: Pleneau Island - Port Charcot - Petermann Island 2 Dec: Yalour Islands - Vernadsky Station - Wordie Hut 3 Dec: Detaille Island 4 Dec: Horseshoe Island 5 Dec: Useful Island - Waterboat Point / Gonzalez Videla Station 6 Dec: Frei Station - Elephant Point 7 Dec: Great Wall Station 8-9 Dec: Drake Passage - Beagle Channel 10 Dec: Disembark ship in Ushuaia Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 17

ONBOARD COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECT

HB4 built on the previous year’s artwork, using the patchwork quilt idea to create a patchwork cloak, themed ‘home, nationality, country’.

Each square of the cloak was created before the journey or made onboard, with many hands working to stitch squares together to create the finished cloak. Each individual square represents home for each participant, with the cloak symbolising HB4 coming together as a group from all different backgrounds and countries into a team that holds and protects each other – like a travelling cloak! Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 18 MEDIA

MARCH 2020 The Washington Diplomat JANUARY 2020 University of Waterloo Women leaders ‘break the ice’ in #Strongertogether through No Small Jobs: The Podcast IUPAC (YouTube) fighting climate change storytelling – catching up with Dr Jen Martin (HB4 Faculty) A conversation on leadership and professor Kirsten Muller after Jen, the scientist and science Antarctica with Frances Separovic The Leadership Review Homeward Bound communicator Cecile Godde (HB2 participant) (HB4) Pardee Rand Now That’s What I Call Science! Indy Star The Gleaner Jamaica Zhimin Mao (HB4 participant) Podcast This Indianapolis woman is the Earth today | Danielle Nembhard: On Antarctic expedition, alum Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas first hoosier in all-female, 3-week Headed to the end of the world discovers…Herself (Founding Homeward Bound team Antarctic expedition The Mercury member) IWD 2020: Advocacy Il Messaggero (Spanish) Nature Talking Point: Hope From a magical and ice in antartide stessi compiti per Assoc. Prof. Mary-Anne Lea continent donne e uomini. ed e sempre Robert McLean Podcast (Homeward Bound Co-Founder) Voice America maggiore la presenza femminile. Dr Jen Martin (HB4 Faculty) alone where seals bark in the mist Mother nature calls her STEM Communicating the science of the Women’s Agenda Texas A&M University daughters climate crisis Fabian Dattner (Homeward Bound Taking ‘farmers fight’ to a new CBC CEO and Co-Founder) ‘Our planet frontier: Q&A with michele finn ’88 Leadership program in Antarctica is in strife & we must act. women FEBRUARY 2020 Tunisian Monitor Online a life-changing experience, says leading is part of the solution’ The Mandarin Samia Elfekih: Tunisian researcher Laurentian University Professor Challenging the climate of bias CU Independent in Antarctica for the first time Homeward Bound alumna speaks Global Leadership Foundation DECEMBER 2019 LSU on gender issues in Antarctica Local leadership lessons from Double LSU grad sails to Antarctica Centre for Science & Technology Antarctica The Tasmanian Examiner to combat climate change with Policy Research Tasmanian educator takes flag of increased female leadership in Homeward Bound: Learning messages to Antarctica science leadership in and from Antarctica The Quint The West Australian Trip to Antarctica: 3 India-born Gold Fields Geochemist on women on battling climate change Antarctic expedition Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 19 MEDIA

Energy News Network Universidad De Costa Rica Wired.it (Italia) Telemadrid For women on Antarctic trip, a Prominent teacher of the school What We will learn from a women’s Blanca Bernal travels to Antarctica chance to reshape climate research and a hundred women scientists are only expedition to Antarctica with 99 other women and more heading to Antarctica Forbes El Mundo Acciona (Spanish) The largest ever women’s expedition CIO One hundred scientists leave for Women’s Agenda to Antarctica will upscale science What it feels like to meet 100 12 awards that recognise women Antarctica diplomacy women in STEM on the way to in tech University of Queensland Antarctica Outrage + Optimism Dumbo Feather UQ women are Antarctica-bound Christiana Figueres (HB Elder) Delano I am willing and able to lead La Rochelle Universite the sounds of Antarctica: A sonic Leaders of change: my Antarctica U2B (University to Business) Emeline Pettex expedition expedition Antarctica-bound women scientists Herstory Whimin team up to save mother earth NOVEMBER 2019 Here’s why 100 women from STEMM This powerful all-female expedition Heraldo are heading to Antarctica is bringing visibility to women The Sudbury Star Seven Spanish scientists travel to Sunbury briefs: LU prof heading to Women’s Agenda Newstalk Antarctica on the largest female antarctica, going from grade 8 to 100 women in STEMM from 33 Futureproof’s 10th anniversary expedition in history grade 9 countries are heading to Antarctica. climate action special Colorado Arts and Sciences Here’s part of what they’ll learn Namoi Valley Independent RTE Magazine about leadership Homeward Bound 2019: Jazmin Climate and me: Jessamyn Fairfield CU Boulder Prof and 100 women Daniells embarks on lifechanging The University of Melbourne Set sail for Antarctica CBC News voyage Biophysical chemist, Frances Destination Antarctica for tammy CSIRO Separovic, ready to embark on eger in drive to recruit women into Women’s Agenda Meet Samia: The first Tunisian 4th Homeward Bound voyage How my dream of an all-female STEMM fields women to set foot in Antarctica antarctic voyage manifested with University of Waterloo CBC Listen courage Tasmania Talks Biology Professor Kirsten Muller Morning North with Markus Tasmanian Scientists To embark embarking on leadership voyage to Schwabe: Laurentian University CSIRO on ‘adventure of a lifetime’ to Antarctica What our people pack when visiting Professor is headed to Antarctica Antarctica Antarctica with 100 other women Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 20 MEDIA

ABC Radio SEPTEMBER 2019 Melbourne Woman leads female Antarctica trips Thrive Global A high performing team behaviour CBS8 Women From around the world The Canberra Times traveling to Antarctica to fight Ask Fuzzy: Women take the lead on climate change climate change

OCTOBER 2019 The Conversation Science prizes are still a boys’ club. here’s how we can change that Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge Antarctica adventure to put climate top of agenda Engineers Journal Nui Galway Nanoscientist voyaging to Antarctica for women’s leadership Mirage News Tasmania’s Australian of year for 2020 announced Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Stats & Facts 21 THE CONVERGENCE

The Convergence Steering This year our work has included This year we produced a booklet · Attending monthly calls for Committee (TCSC) meets monthly cleaning and checking the HB welcoming all HB alumnae to current HB cohorts to maintain and works to represent, strengthen participant contact database and The Convergence, detailing insight into how the program is and support The Convergence, ensuring that this data is congruent communication channels and progressing and how The the HB alumnae network. TCSC with HBHQ records. A strategy has explaining how TCSC aims to Convergence might be able to also acts as a conduit for been put in place to keep on top of facilitate the activities of the wider support these cohorts. communication between the team changing contact details. Convergence. We also work to at Homeward Bound Headquarters enhance the transparency and Having welcomed 3 members (HBHQ) and the rest of The To help keep the network updated, visibility of alumnae-led groups of HB4 onboard (as well as new Convergence, and holds monthly TCSC curates a newsletter and activities. members from other cohorts), meetings with HQ to discuss how that is sent to the whole of The TCSC looks forward to the best to tackle upcoming projects Convergence. The newsletter Other projects of TCSC include: future of The Convergence and or address any issues which may provides an opportunity for · Supporting and connecting the continuation of cross-cohort arise. The committee is made up of alumnae to make announcements working groups, and making sure collaboration. 10 women and now represents HB about projects, call for action, they are visible to all members of cohorts 1­­­ – 4 across a spread of celebrate success and invite people The Convergence countries. to events. In response to increasing · Facilitating and communicating activity across The Convergence, offers from HBHQ of extra At the heart of the work of TCSC the newsletter has increased in coaching opportunities, lies connection and we strive to frequency over the last year to bi- masterclasses and refresher make communication across monthly. Ad-hoc newsflashes are sessions The Convergence as inclusive as also sent out when appropriate. · Encouraging activities that possible. Email remains the only Currently, readership of TCSC promote inter-cohort networking way in which we can reliably newsletters and newsflashes sits · Development of a common contact all members of The between 55 and 60%. framework to ensure that the safe Convergence. As more women join environment that HB creates on the HB community each year, it TCSC also strives to promote the ship continues throughout The therefore becomes increasingly The Convergence as a community Convergence, to further support important for accurate records for connection, collaboration collaboration across the network to be maintained so that all and support. HB participants who wish to can receive communications.

ONE HUNDRED WOMEN FOR THREE WEEKS IN A CONFINED SPACE FROM THE ON A SHIP... LEAD FACILITATOR Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Lead Facilitator 24

A silent zodiac cruise gave us Homeward Bound’s active enough to share insights, unearth an opportunity to listen to the engagement of alumnae is one disagreements in a non-combative landscape and hear what she of its strengths and when I was manner, find common ground, and You also need to had to say. She whispered in the offered the role of Lead Facilitator work towards collectively defined sighs of lapping waves, shouted for HB4 in 2019, I jumped at the goals. You should be able to make be able to make through the cracking of calving opportunity. It was not a role I had connections across different glaciers, and laughed through the seen modelled, but Dr Deborah contributions or perspectives and a diverse group cacophony of penguin colonies. As O’Connell (who performed the create transitions (as seamlessly as we found our way into silence, we inaugural role during HB3) helped possible) from one event, activity began to hear the ice breathing me understand the importance or mood to another. It is also vitally comfortable and it sounded just like the beating of creating a safe psychological important to be able to make of our own hearts. space and the challenges of concrete plans while remaining enough to share managing the daily adjustments in flexible enough to adapt them as When I left the majesty of programming. Does that mean that soon as necessary, and balance insights, unearth Antarctica as an HB2 participant I understood what I was getting being inclusive with taking the in 2018, I was overflowing with myself into? What kind of a wildly decisions necessary. disagreements in gratitude and inspiration. I knew exhilarating and exhausting ride I had gone through an intense this would be? No. But perhaps Being the Lead Facilitator (LF) for a non-combative transformative learning experience that is just as well, since needing HB is really a multidimensional and gained a global network of to smile and be flexible in the face role and, although everyone will manner, find common women that would support me far of challenging surprises is one of approach it differently (depending into the future. However, I could the skills required of an HB Lead on skill sets and group dynamics), ground, and work never have imagined that the Facilitator! the following are what I experienced following year I would return to the as the main elements for HB4. towards collectively icy continent with a new cohort of There are, in fact, many skills • Be the daily face of HB talented STEMMinists and another required. You need to be The LF is the consistent face of defined goals. opportunity to feel the immense comfortable speaking in front of HB, the one with the overview of power of women driven by purpose a large group of truly exceptional what is happening in the program and passion for this planet. people. You also need to be able to as a whole, the red thread make a diverse group comfortable present throughout the whole experience. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Lead Facilitator 25

• Manage relationships within and • Role model collaborative, 4. Trust your team, learn from them, between the various groups inclusive and legacy-minded be loyal to them and always want The LF serves as the bridge leadership the best for them. You are between the participants, faculty In being the face of the initiative stronger together! members, and expedition staff and the relational bridge across 5. Know that you will never be able and crew. groups, it is important the LF to please everyone at all times role models the style of leadership and find a ayw to be OK with Homeward Bound promotes. • Coordinate the daily schedule that. This includes weaving the leadership training together with In performing this multidimensional 6. Learning is a life-long process, a landing every day, creating role for HB4, these are the lessons change is inevitable, and space for participants to run I learned: collaborative forms of leadership their own activities, and ensuring provide powerful pathways 1. If you make a mistake or act in a forward into an uncertain future. sufficient time for everyone way you are not proud of, admit to rest – all in negotiation with it, apologise, learn from it and the changing weather and ice move on – as quickly as possible! conditions of Antarctica. Fern Wickson holds a PhD across 2. Surrender frustration when biology and political science, and • Read and respond to the things don’t go as planned, is an award-winning expert in energies of the group accept the new situation as your The LF has to understand how the reality, and move into a forward- transdisciplinary research, focussing group is feeling, sensing when looking, solution-oriented mindset on understanding the interface they are losing focus, becoming – as quickly as possible! between science, ethics, and politics in environmental decision-making, and tired, frustrated, angry or 3. Canvas a range of alternatives practising a politics of ecological care. unclear about what is going on, before taking decisions that and responding in ways that feel important, but do not drown allow them to stay connected in the endless choices – explore with the experience. the various options/viewpoints available and then trust yourself to take a decision. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Lead Facilitator 26 THE UNIFYING PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE IS TO INCREASE THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT OF WOMEN LEADING… LEADERSHIP REPORT Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Leadership 28

Homeward Bound is a leadership For the women of HB4, their and act (behaviour) in relation to program. While the content of leadership journey commenced with information – an essential attribute the program covers a wide range For the women collaborations in ‘triad’ syndicate of leadership in any context. of topic areas in the domains of groups, where they learned the Strategy, Visibility/SciComms, of HB4, their value of vulnerability and shared The pre-voyage program in Science and Wellbeing, these are experience in building trust. It Ushuaia, Argentina is where many all explored from the perspective of leadership journey was in triads that the learnings of of the elements of the leadership how each and every woman who four coaching sessions on the Life program coalesce for many women, is a part of Homeward Bound can commenced with Styles Inventory (LSI) were shared. as they get to see and share, on a lead in her own context. The LSI provides insights into how grand scale, the aspirations and collaborations in our beliefs, especially those we concerns that many of them share. The unifying purpose of the hold about ourselves, create and The deepest dives into such bedrock program experience is to increase ‘triad’ syndicate sustain our behaviour as leaders. content as personal purpose and the influence and impact of women It also shows how that behaviour values take place here, when leading with a STEMM background groups, where they is interpreted by others, through contact with home and loved ones in making decisions that shape the 360-degree feedback. is still relatively accessible, before future of our planet. learned the value the voyage south. Another important feature of The Homeward Bound leadership of vulnerability the onshore leadership program The Leadership Faculty supporting experience is designed to build and shared were the 4MAT Communications participants in Ushuaia and foundational skills and a cohesive, Style workshops. We live in a onboard included Homeward supporting network of like-minded experience in time when in some areas of Bound Co-Founder Fabian Dattner, women, stronger together. government and organisational globally experienced leadership building trust. life, the evidence does not speak expert Graciela Szwarcberg What that leadership looks like for itself. 4MAT provides tools to and experienced counsellor, will, of course, be as varied as the help design communication that coach, facilitator and fields, disciplines, occupations and will change the way that people internationally recognised aspirations of the women themselves. think (knowledge), feel (motivation) LSI expert Lorraine McCarthy. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Leadership 29

Transformational leadership Some of the content covered programs are less about external onboard included: tools, tips and techniques to be a better leader, and more about • Coaching: Empowering others inquiry and understanding the to find their own solutions fundamental questions that inform • Influence: Communicating with why and how someone leads, impact to change behaviour the often-unconscious drivers and internal monologue that can • Leading teams: The bedrock both enable or inhibit our ability of leadership to lead effectively. As a result, • Having crucial conversations: conversations started during Talking about the elephant in workshop sessions often continued the room well into the night, as the women celebrated meeting and working together in the idyllic setting in Marshall Cowley was the Experience the Andes. Theme Leader for HB4. He is a talented facilitator and coach who works to Once onboard, Leadership Stream build the capability of leaders to create sessions were conducted both high-performance cultures. He brings formally (during the 3–4 hour daily experience in learning and development program) and informally – if there and organisational development, and was enough interest in a topic, ensures the various programs, initiatives impromptu evening focus sessions and interventions he develops are well were often run for smaller groups. integrated with the Homeward Bound strategic framework. WE INTRODUCE ANTARCTICA TO THE PARTICIPANTS AS THE 13TH FACULTY MEMBER AND WE WORK TO FACILITATE AN EXPERIENTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO PLACE. SCIENCE REPORT Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Science 31

The Science program centres We asked participants to consider: on exploring science leadership, who are your key STEMM building collaboration among collaborators and stakeholders, Homeward Bound alumnae and and what might they consider to be providing opportunities to enact your strengths? This provided a lens Homeward Bound learnings in a with which to identify and examine scientific context. their own strengths as women working in STEMM. Pre-voyage Science For this year’s pre-departure The Relevance of Antarctica program, participants were We introduced Antarctica to encouraged to focus on their own the participants as the ‘13th visibility, as women in STEMM. Faculty Member’ and we worked Together we explored our strengths to facilitate the participants and stories we tell ourselves. We experiential relationship to place. discussed the ‘reverse CV’ for Through onboard lectures and careers in STEMM, which aimed to facilitated experiences (including Antarctica, which regulates the number of Antarctic birds and highlight the sum of our experiences silent zodiac rides), the participant’s Earth’s climate and global ocean mammals every morning. and achievements through our experienced a true wilderness, but circulation, taught them about careers. These are elements that one that is under immense climate the connectedness of the entire Science lectures – through we typically do not acknowledge, change pressures. globe and their potential place in pre-voyage masterclasses and that do not conform to the normal it. Experiencing the extremes of the onboard the ship – focussed metrics of STEMM success. The participants heard the ice Antarctic has inspired them to go on climate change, Antarctic cracking, saw glaciers that home and lead in their STEMM fields conservation on land and ocean, have retreated, while learning towards a more sustainable future. including human impacts of about shifting krill and penguin fisheries and tourism, and the wide populations. For the first time, participants array of life that makes their home developed an HB Antarctic wildlife in this extreme place, including survey – tracking presence and birds and mammals. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Science 32

We also held a science-ethics The bases visited were the Great Post-voyage Science-leadership The HB4 cohort has actively session where participants could Wall (China), Carlini (Argentina) Collaborations contributed to pre-existing HB efforts, more deeply experience and and Brown (Argentina), as well as Onboard the ship, women began including carbon offsetting. understand governance of natural the historic site of Port Lockroy discussions regarding working resources, and how values impact managed by the UK Antarctic towards conservation initiatives decision-making, in collaboration Heritage Trust. in Antarctica. Since returning, HB4 Science Stream Leaders with Dr Fern Wickson (HB4 Lead and in collaboration with the Dr Justine Shaw, Senior Research Fellow, Facilitator). Drs Justine Shaw Symposium at Sea Science Faculty, a core group of School of Earth and Environmental and Cassandra Brooks were the As with previous years, Symposium HB4 participants are focussed Sciences, The University of Queensland, Onboard Faculty for HB4, with at Sea was a highlight of this year’s on supporting ongoing science- Australia. Co-Founder of Homeward Bound Assoc. Prof. Mary-Anne Lea, onboard program. Participants based conservation initiatives in and core member of Science Stream. Dr Katherine Duncan and Prof. implemented their learnings on the Antarctic, including a Marine Sharon Robinson participating in visibility, strategy and leadership Protected Area in the Antarctic Dr Cassandra Brooks, Assistant Professor, delivering science masterclasses via by giving a three-minute talk to Peninsula. This group published the University of Colorado Boulder. Zoom and developing pre-voyage a STEMM audience (i.e. the entire an article in the scientific journal First-time Faculty on HB4 and ongoing content. At the close of the HB4 HB4 cohort). Put simply, the Nature in October 2020, with member of Science Stream. program, the Science Stream also talks were absolutely excellent in 280 signatories from across the (www.cassandrabrooks.com) developed a ‘Why Antarctica’ fact content and delivery, and led to HB community, calling for a new sheet to help share and carry the new connections and collaborations Marine Protected Area on the Dr Mary-Anne Lea, Associate Professor, lessons from Antarctica forward. across the cohort. Western Peninsula. The HB4 cohort Institute for Marine Antarctic Studies, This fact sheet is now a resource has also developed a marine University of Tasmania. Co-Founder of for future cohorts as they prepare Topics ranged from biodiversity science and conservation group Homeward Bound and core member of for their Antarctic science learning conservation in Africa and that is actively working towards Science Stream. experience. Australia, to the art and craft of new collaborative projects. The fighting fires, life-saving medical group examined their potential Our visits to the Antarctic research innovations, start-ups focussed on collective impact and influence bases provided participants with solar technology, environmental by constructing a social network Symposium at Sea was unique opportunities to discuss education for elementary school map focussed on science, policy a highlight of this year’s with international scientists based children, science communications, influence and public engagement. in Antarctica their research and the food systems and solutions, climate onboard program. importance of Antarctic science in a policy from local to international, global context. and beyond. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Science 33 WE FACE EVEN BIGGER WAVES AHEAD... MAKING VISIBLE LEADERSHIP MORE IMPORTANT THAN IT’S EVER BEEN. VISIBILITY REPORT Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Visibility 35

This year, of just about any year, Minister Jacinda Ardern has topped Jen’s own science background (she you could be forgiven for curling the list. Kindness, authenticity is a biologist), combined with her inward, making yourself invisible, and courage are the values she warmth, strategic communications Our inaugural pulling away from the challenges embodies. It’s no accident then nous and a can-do, collaborative that abound and putting off that New Zealand is one of the attitude, made her the perfect 100-day visibility bigger-picture goals for another countries to have emerged best guide for the women of HB4, and day; when life returns to ‘normal’; from COVID. Ardern’s style - to partner for Co-Founder of the sprint was a when the crisis has passed. tackle problems head on and Visibility Stream, Julia May, who huge hit, with communicate strategically, clearly was leading her fourth program The sad reality of the world we and honestly - have won her and second Antarctic voyage. Jen, women choosing now live in is that the crisis will plaudits in her home country and Julia and the women of HB4 were never pass. Amidst unprecedented abroad. Self-awareness, values- supported by the other amazing a visibility project challenges that crash like waves, based leadership and strategic, Visibility team members, Co- we face even bigger waves ahead, authentic communication to create Founder Sarah Anderson, Fern to bring their making constructive, visible positive impact are at the heart of Hames and Kylie Lewis. leadership more important than the Visibility Stream of Homeward strategies to life. it’s ever been. But as COVID-19 Bound. We made some important changes They cheered one has clearly shown us, women at to the program. After feedback from their best bring a different style In this year’s program there were previous cohorts we embedded another along, and, when it’s life and death, our some key changes. This was a more of the core Visibility content approach to leadership makes all larger cohort (100 women). We into the pre-voyage program, to chose courage the difference. welcomed a wonderful new Faculty enable the women to make use of Member, Dr Jen Martin, who, in key visibility tools and skills before over comfort and Each year in Homeward Bound, we her role as the award-winning the voyage. Our inaugural 100-day stepped out into ask the current cohort to name the founder and leader of the science visibility sprint was a huge hit, with leaders who embody the kind of communication teaching program women choosing a visibility project visibility. values and leadership they aspire at University of Melbourne, has to bring their strategies to life. They to. Every year since she emerged taken more than 5000 science cheered one another along, chose into leadership, New Zealand Prime students through extensive courage over comfort and stepped communication training. out into visibility. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Visibility 36

Like Jacinda Ardern, the 100 women • Zimbabwean spatial scientist for women in STEMM. This is the Dr Jen Martin founded and leads the of HB4 have not retreated into Charity Mundava won the third pillar: Visibility for collective University of Melbourne’s Science invisibility since returning to their Women’s Leadership Award at impact – using our visibility to Communication Teaching Program communities. They have forged the Asia Pacific Spatial xcellenceE support a cause or issue larger (https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/science- forward, using the visibility tools Awards, for her science and work than ourselves. communication/) and talks about science they gained and applying them in mentoring and supporting others. every week on 3RRR, Australia’s largest all sorts of settings. As Jeanette wrote in an article community radio station. She joined • Canadian Professor of biology about the experience, “We the Visibility team in 2019. https://www. Kirsten Muller flipped the Here are just a few examples: gathered on the top deck, forming linkedin.com/in/jen-martin-scicomm/ standard approach to academic bright stripes of color against the • Carly Quisenberry made the interviews as she applied to Antarctic grey. Freezing winds hit decision to go back for further be Chair of her department, us while the waves tossed us study, beginning graduate studies by talking about her values and around the ship, but we all just in Conservation Communication leadership style. Half an hour laughed and joined together for in Colorado, US. This is the first later she received a call to say stability.” pillar of visibility: Visibility to self the panel would nominate her. – exploring what’s important to us She is now the first woman Chair Long may they reign, these and having the courage to do it. in her department’s history. extraordinary women leaders. • Puerto-Rican-Mexican marine • Anika Molesworth, from Australia, biologist Melissa Marquez will release her first book early Julia May is a founding leader of released her book for kids, next year; it explores the linkages Homeward Bound and o-founder of Crocodile Rescue, and has been between farming, food security the Visibility Stream. She is also a out there inspiring us all as she and climate change. Science Co-Founder of Visibility Co, a social tells stories about her own educator impact-focus practice that brings crocodile attack! This is the • Jeanette McConnell, from the US, together leadership, strategy and second pillar: Visibility to others – spearheaded the formation of a communications to support purpose- taking your voice and storytelling human pride flag onboard driven leaders into influence and out into the world. the ship as part of her desire impact. A rookie surfer, she’s also mum to advocate for greater to two girls, one of whom she’s currently intersectionality and inclusivity home-schooling. THE #TEAMHB4 WOMEN CAPTURED THEIR RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE IN THEIR PERSONAL STRATEGY MAPS. STRATEGY REPORT Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Strategy 38

Crossing the Drake Passage on The personal strategy map I could not have imagined a our way back to reality from this better backdrop to the leadership, extraordinary time in Antarctica helps us work through the visibility, science and strategic is always a time to reflect on the capability-building program. Homeward Bound mission to equip strategic choices and leaders to be more capable of So this cohort now makes its shaping the way we take care of the trade-offs that we need to own transition from isolated planet, to ensure the future for our make as leaders between our collaboration onboard, back to children and grandchildren. Once their daily lives. We have brought again, it has been a developmental work, our families and our everything that we have learned experience for us all onboard, and on Homeward Bound into one we have all learned from each own personal wellbeing. framework – the personal strategy other during our time together map – to use as we continue our in Antarctica and throughout the own journeys, and this global online program. collaboration of one thousand Indeed, we ensure that we make Hearing the expeditioners describe women gains momentum. In the last few days of the voyage, our strategy happen. The personal their personal strategy in this way the #TeamHB4 women captured strategy map helps us work through has been incredibly inspiring. their resolutions for the future in the strategic choices and trade-offs Developing a personal strategy map Kit Jackson has spent more than their personal strategy maps. that we need to make as leaders takes time, and being in Antarctica between our work, our families and is a perfect environment to create 25 years helping leading organisations manage strategic change, and is We recognise that, typically, our own personal wellbeing, and both the mental space for reflection recognised as the global expert and strategies and intentions rarely get consider how our values enable and also to challenge current thought leader in strategy mapping. fully realised without structure and those choices in order to achieve thinking and conversations. She is a founding member of the discipline, so we use this framework our ambitions and strive towards Homeward Bound Faculty, and leads – a personal strategy map – to our purpose. Antarctica is one of the last the Strategy Stream of its annual ensure that what we’ve learned wildernesses on the planet, a program. and committed to over the journey We use it to identify the action harsh and spectacular place with does not get lost when we step off commitments that we have made a magical quality that is both the ship. and are going to implement. delightful and arresting. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Strategy 39 Developing a personal strategy map takes time, and being in Antarctica is a perfect environment to create both the mental space for reflection and also to challenge current thinking and conversations. WELLBEING IS NOW INVOLVED AT ALL LEVELS OF THE PROGRAM, FROM CONTENT DESIGN TO STRATEGY, TO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FOR HB ALUMNAE. WELLBEING REPORT Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Wellbeing 41

Building on the work of the formal individual sessions were voyage online check-ins as HB4 Assoc. Prof. Sandra Radovini has a HB3 Wellbeing team, this area provided with Dr Sandra Radovini. participants made the adjustments longstanding interest in developing was further emphasised and The latter sessions allowed for back to their usual roles and innovative ways of working with and strengthened for HB4 – pre, during a confidential space to explore environments. reaching out to vulnerable young and post-voyage. and debrief in regard to a range people, and their families and carers. She is a Consultant Psychiatrist and of challenges arising from the All of the above elements work Director of Mindful – a teaching and Work was done pre-voyage with leadership program content, the together to establish psychological training unit for professionals working the group and with individuals to environment and, of course, the safety and support that are with children, young people, and their help participants think about and disconnection from usual supports. essential for achieving the families. plan their wellbeing strategy for the maximum impact and benefit from voyage, to be better prepared for The independence of the onboard the leadership program. any challenges that might arise. psychiatrist as functioning separately from the rest of the Wellbeing will remain a critical Dr Megan Oaten holds a PhD in Wellbeing was a theme throughout Faculty helps to underline this role’s component in the success of Social Psychology and is a registered the voyage, with the onboard important function to support both future cohorts. Wellbeing is now psychologist. Her research focusses psychiatrist Dr Sandra Radovini participants and Faculty alike, involved at all levels of the program, on emotion and disease-related working closely with the Lead as needed. from content design to strategy to phenomena in humans. Her research Facilitator Dr Fern Wickson individual support for HB alumnae. is featured in several undergraduate and other Faculty members, to HB4 participants were also able textbooks and she is a scientific emphasise the importance of to delve deeper into their LSI, either reviewer for top-tier international self-care and making it easy to individually or in small groups journals as well as international funding Dr Sophie Adams is the Wellbeing access support in various ways. facilitated by Lorraine McCarthy bodies. Stream Leader and believes true from Human Synergistics. meaning comes from enabling others Aspects of wellbeing were included Participants found this very useful to flourish. She is a clinician who in the program seminars, with a and it provided them with timely both works with young people and session on eco-anxiety very well insights. leads within teams, and also an received. As in previous years, the academic with research interests in Faculty provided the opportunity The Wellbeing team also neuropsychiatry and service system for informal support, and more participated in the post- provision. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Wellbeing 42 These wellbeing elements work together to establish psychological safety and support that are essential for achieving the maximum impact and benefit from the leadership program. IT WAS AN EDUCATIONAL VOYAGE WHERE WE LEARNED WITH EACH OTHER AND FROM ELDERS EACH OTHER. PROGRAM Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Elders Program 44

Mother Nature Needs her and weedy grasses expanding. As an African on the voyage, I was This voyage was well represented Daughters: From retiring The breathtaking glaciers have curious as to why a whole continent by marine scientists and to rewiring – the Antarctic retreated, the Adelie penguins of Africa is missing, but I brushed oceanographers, including some experience of HB4 are moving more south down the that aside as a subject for another among the crew of the ship. It was Peninsula to colder climates, and future lesson in history and politics simply an impeccable academic and By Musimbi Kanyoro more warm-adapted Gentoo of Antarctica. Before the voyage social leadership ‘University’ aboard penguins are replacing the Adelies. to Antarctica, many of these facts the Hebridean Sky. I had the privilege of participating As the Peninsula and the water and information I read or learned in Homeward Bound 4 (HB4) and around it warms, the ice sheets by other means did not stay long It was an educational voyage where the experience helped me shape melt – ultimately driving the sea on my memory’s radar screen. we learned with each other and an important transition in my life. I level to rise. Somethings felt contradictory; such from each other. Every day on the went to Antarctica, having travelled as describing a place as ‘dry’ and, ship, we spent six hours or more in the world over, and I returned No-one owns Antarctica. It is in the same mouthful, saying it is intense learning. convinced that there is not another governed in a unique model of ‘reservoir of all earth’s water’. place like Antarctica. Antarctica peaceful international diplomacy Today, Antarctica is no longer a was a life-changing experience. under the Antarctic Treaty System mystery to resolve or a faraway (ATS), which states: “Antarctica shall place to neglect, thanks to the rare It was simply Antarctica is described as the be used for peaceful purposes only” opportunity to travel and learn ‘coldest, breeziest and driest place (Article 1 of the ATS). It is collectively on a ship for three weeks with 100 an impeccable on earth’. At the same time, two- managed by the parties (countries) women from 38 countries. The academic and thirds of all our planets fresh water who are signatories to the Treaty. women were drawn from various is locked up in Antarctica in the Seventy years ago, 12 countries fields of Science, Technology, social leadership form of ice. The Antarctic Peninsula agreed to sign the Treaty. One of Engineering, Mathematics and is warming rapidly in comparison to these original signatories is South Medicine (STEMM), and 12 Faculty University aboard other parts of the planet’s and we Africa and, to this date, it is the members whose leadership and witnessed the changes right there only African country that is a state academic qualifications mirrored the Hebridean Sky. before our eyes. The adverse effect member of the ATS. the participant’s. is evidenced in species not being able to ‘adapt’; mosses are dying, Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Elders Program 45

This included the geography, We were united by the theme: history and politics of Antarctica; “Mother Nature Needs her the sea and land animals of Daughters!” It was an experience to Antarctica; the terrestrial plants be treasured. and insects of Antarctica; and the what, how, when, where and why I had just retired from a high- women’s leadership is needed in visibility job as the President the world. and CEO of the Global Fund for Women. Out of the blue, Fabian The role of Elder Faculty member On the days that we went ashore, Dattner, the founder of Homeward was to bring aboard the learned we saw for ourselves the dryness Bound, invited me to join the Faculty experience on women’s leadership. of the Antarctic land. We risked of HB4. With more than 30 years of global We pursued a the vulnerability of entering leadership of organisations and common goal: How into each other’s personal lives, Lured by the vacuum of what was having lived on three continents – families, careers, challenges and to be next for me, the aroma of a Africa, Europe and North America to equip ourselves successes. We experienced the trip to Antarctica and, specifically, – and travelled to more than 130 humanity in each other. Through the generous offer for me to countries, I knew I had something to to be women leading telling our own stories, we named share what I have learned about share. However, what I did not know common experiences such as leadership over the years, I easily was how much I was going to learn. change in support gender and economic inequalities accepted even though I was in our societies. We also affirmed apprehensive about not being one On 30 November 2019 the of the wellbeing of our differences and diversities, of them – STEMM women. passengers and crew of our ship our planet. We were both visible and invisible. Most helped me celebrate my 67th important, we pursued a common Fabian recruited me to continue the birthday with music, good food united by the theme: goal: How to equip ourselves to be Elder Faculty position pioneered on and, of course, champagne. I women leading change in support HB3 by Christina Figueres (Costa wrote in my diary: This is a happy “Mother Nature Needs of the wellbeing of our planet. Rica), known for her leadership of day. I shall remember it as ‘the the famous Paris Climate Change graduation ceremony to mark my her Daughters!” Forum. Antarctic kindergarten education’. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Elders Program 46

After writing other details, I The concept of ‘poaching’ for The excitement accorded by sighting concluded the day’s record in a elephants’ tusks and rhino horns several orcas swimming by our ship simple sentence, “I love this place is no different from the illegal was the subject that occupied my Antarctica.” tooth fishing that plundered the frequent phone conversations with Antarctic waters and the Southern my then nine-year-old grandson. The voyage was a laboratory of Ocean in the 1980s and 1990s. I sent him photos and whetted his learning. The more that I learned Additionally, I was able to discover appetite for Antarctic science, and about Antarctica, the easier how to distinguish in detail different expanded his knowledge about it became for me to make the species of sea and land animals of climate change and our human connections between the Antarctic Antarctica and what they needed responsibility to curb global warming. wildlife and the familiar wildlife that to live happily. Day in, day out, we I grew up with in East Africa. had close encounters with seals, The more that I learned and For example, I exonerate legal whales, penguins, skuas and other contextualised the experience on the commercial fishing, often unaware I felt a poetic connection between creatures of the sea and land, ship and the side conversation with of the harm that legitimate fishing elephant seals and with the reminding us of the long-chain of my grandson, the deeper that I was companies do when they overfish elephants that have always been connection and dependence they pushed to think seriously of my own krill that curtails the food chain for part of my African world. have with each other and with us. responsibilities in relation to global Antarctic marine fishes, birds and warming. I reflected on the choices I mammals, and interferes with the make daily on many things including biodiversity of Antarctica. Intense reflection grounded what I consume, how I package my food, how I celebrate – including This time of focussed intense the urgency to commit to the use of balloons. I saw through reflection grounded the urgency how I often do not take the time to to commit to lifetime learning lifetime learning and to know if my choices compromise and to collaborate with diverse collaborate with diverse my values. I reflected on my lack of knowledge groups for action. This is coherent knowledge on the chain where leadership, and specifically knowledge groups for action. of dependence that makes me an women’s leadership, counts. accomplice to mal-practices. Leadership is not a one-time commitment. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Elders Program 47

It is a lifelong commitment. The influence and impact of this I am committed to gender equality In my personal life, I will make every Work for climate justice and pandemic is still a closed Pandora’s and render my voice and skills effort to save water and influence environmental protection is a Box, but one lesson I have learned to UN Global Compact and UN family and friends to do the same. lifelong commitment calling all of is I can participate actively in the Women, and will continue to be part I will take whatever steps to use my humanity. It requires generations reduction of carbon emissions. of the HB initiatives and bring to voice and choices to conscientise working together. COVID-19 has forcefully shown us all of these entities the knowledge people about water as a precious that we can travel less and still be and wisdom I have learned over the global resource to save rather than One of the traditions of these connected. This is a late learning years from women’s movements, waste. These changes are but ‘a drop voyages is to enable the daredevils for a person who has spent a career feminists organisations and feminist in the ocean’, yet they will forever to take a swim in this coldest place lifetime shuttling from one country funders. remind me that ‘Mother Nature Needs on earth. I decided to take the to another. Given another life, I her Daughters’. challenge. Secretly, I wrote in my will think twice before hopping on My deepest desire is to collaborate diary: “I will take this plunge as a another plane. and associate myself with those This is my Antarctica experience. baptism into my new reality.” who acknowledge the urgency Right now, I have embraced of leadership that diminishes Taking a plunge into the freezing volunteer leadership because I am harmful effects of global warming Antarctic water of the Southern aware that leadership matters and and climate change. I commit Musimbi Kanyoro is the former President Ocean was a personal initiation women’s leadership is still in short to continue to learn, teach, and CEO of the Global Fund for Women into my reformatted self. Instead of supply. engage and change. I commit to (GFW). This role was the genesis of a ‘retiring’ I ‘rewired’. recognise and support the power lifetime spent advocating for girls’ and I am deeply engaged in the and leadership of young people. women’s health and human rights. I made new commitments for which education of young people through I pledge to engage locally and She holds a PhD in Linguistics and a I will hold myself accountable. the United World Colleges. I work on internationally with movements doctorate in Feminist Theology. I will use my energy, good training and affirming leadership to protect water, wildlife, natural health and knowledge to remain of women through the Women’s forests, and indigenous seeds and engaged in the world. Antarctica Learning Partnerships (WLP) and food. I commit to join those leading was an opportunity to reflect participate in humanitarian work in advocating for communities’ and COVID-19 is redefining how through CARE International. access to clean water. to go into the future differently. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Elders Program 48

I commit to continue to learn, teach, engage and change.

I commit to recognise and support the power and leadership of young people. FINANCES Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 Finances 50

INCOME AUD Per Person Value The real cost of program Participant fees $2,320,355 95% 3% participation for HB4 was Sponsorship $71,262 US$ 33,618 per person. Other income $54,994 2% Participants paid US$ 17,000 per Total Income $2,446,611 person, with the remaining US$ 16,618 being covered by

EXPENDITURE AUD Total per person value US$ 33,618 Ship charter $1,693,007 70% Travel $169,163 7% Admin / Project management $317,911 13% 51% Participant Contribution PR / Communications $123,061 5% 49% In-kind Contribution Program materials $22,742 1% Overheads $86,413 4% Total Expenditure $2,412,297

NET OPERATING PROFIT $34,314

Retained profits/accumulated losses -$23,479

RETAINED PROFITS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR $10,835 HB4 SUCCESS STORIES Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 HB4 Success Stories 52 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Understanding that a significant By protecting these landscapes, Funds to offset the 13% remaining Current initiatives range from a carbon footprint would be Ducks Unlimited ensures this carbon carbon emissions were donated ‘Green Book’ to guide participants generated by 112 participants and remains safely sequestered in the by Polar Latitudes, the parent in minimising their environmental faculty flying to Ushuaia from all land while providing numerous company of the ship on which impact, to a commitment to include corners of the world and being ecosystem services. HB4 voyaged to Antarctica – the climate change and mitigation as onboard a ship for three weeks, Hebridean Sky. These funds were ongoing learning for HB alumnae, HB4 participants started early to “At Ducks Unlimited we recognise used to support a UNFCCC- to a taskforce on Greening the organise an emissions offsetting the challenges we face from certified project to provide efficient Antarctic Cruise Industry. strategy. a changing climate to our cookstoves in Malawi, as previously conservation mission and the supported by HB2 and HB3. Find out more here – https:// Before embarking to Ushuaia, about importance of diverse leadership Not only are these cookstoves homewardboundprojects.com. a third of the offsets that would in our science community; we are safer to use, but they also slow au/sustainability eventually be needed to mitigate proud to contribute carbon offset deforestation, improve indoor air the voyage emissions from the HB4 credits to support this important quality and reduce the time needed cohort had been secured thanks to endeavor.” Billy Gascoigne, Ducks for women to search for wood. the contribution of Ducks Unlimited, Unlimited. a conservation organisation in HB is committed to fully offsetting the USA that generates carbon After the voyage, the Climate the remaining six expeditions credits through the conservation Neutral Now team at the UNFCCC to Antarctica. This effort is of wetland and prairie ecosystems. estimated the total carbon footprint coordinated by a multicohort,

Wetlands and prairies store vast of the expedition to be 623 t CO2e. alumnae-led Sustainability Team. amounts of carbon in their soils Once this final carbon offset The Team has broadened the that can be released back to the target was known, Ducks Unlimited initial carbon offset aim to pursue atmosphere as CO2 when they are increased its donation to 541 offsets additional sustainability goals for converted to other land uses. (87% of the HB4 trip emissions). HB, to put the HB mission ‘leading for the greater good of the planet’ into action. Homeward Bound 4, 2019–2020 HB4 Success Stories 53 MPA REPORT

Inspired by the majesty of Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula sustains 70% A dynamic group of HB4 women For many of us, we joined HB4 and the Science Faculty of HB4, a of the Antarctic krill population joined forces on the ship to develop to make a difference to our group of Homeward Bound alumnae and, last year, commercial fisheries a strategy with HB Faculty, with planet and grow as leaders in are working to conserve the Antarctic took 400,000 tonnes of krill out a vision to protect the waters and STEMM. AntarcticaNOW provides Peninsula and its wildlife by supporting of the system, largely for global wildlife of the Antarctic Peninsula the chance to make a tangible the implementation of a globally fishmeal and Omega-3 markets. by supporting the development of difference and protect an area that recognised Marine Protected Area. Reductions in sea ice, on which a Marine Protected Area; and to is so important to Homeward Bound larval krill depend, will cause further mobilise our HB community, and and the world as we know it. Antarctica is the world’s last true contractions in the krill population. our networks, to generate strategic Find out more here - wilderness. This frozen oasis is influence and an appetite for action https://antarcticanow.org home to over 8300 species, the Antarctic researchers Dr Cassandra with key parties to gain agreement majority of which are marine. Brooks and Dr Justine Shaw (HB4 at CCAMLR-39. But, while tough, this landscape Science Faculty) explained the and its wildlife are increasingly cumulative threats to the Peninsula The MPA group has since grown, vulnerable. The science shows and highlighted ways we, as including members from other that the Antarctic Peninsula needs HB alumnae, could help protect HB cohorts, as well as diplomats protection. It is susceptible to Antarctica. While climate change from countries supporting the a series of cumulative impacts is a key issue, commercial fishing MPA. We have called ourselves – climate change, commercial is also a threat to the ecosystem. AntarcticaNOW – a name that fishing, tourism and other human A proposal for a Marine Protected shows the urgency for a Marine activity. Each may cause issues Area is before the Convention Protected Area in the waters of in their own right, but a changing for the Conservation of Antarctic the Antarctic Peninsula; yet, also climate multiplies these threats, and Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) a name and project that can be a tipping point is fast approaching. that seeks to protect the waters off passed to coming HB cohorts, to the Antarctic Peninsula. There are protect further areas through the Antarctic krill are the keystone prey 25 member states to CCAMLR, and creation of MPAs in the Weddell Sea species of the Southern Ocean food consensus is required for a Marine and East Antarctica. chain, feeding penguins, migrating Protected Area to be ratified. seabirds, seals and whales. The

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