Space Commander Catherine Roberts tells podcast of bullying she endured after first enlisting in the ADF

Summary

This article by Andrew Greene, writing for ABC-Australia, makes the following points:

• Air Vice-Marshal Roberts is the first commander of Australia's Defence Space Command—a Canberra-based organisation that includes Air Force, Navy and Army personnel.
• Speaking to the ANU Women in a National Security podcast, the senior officer reflected on how she was forced to dumb herself down to avoid criticism from men early in her ADF career.
• The Engineering Officer also outlined how male colleagues would often ignore her perspective in meetings and only recognise her point when other men brought it up.
• Asked about what stops some women from enlisting, Air Vice-Marshal Roberts referenced society's unconscious bias towards females in the military.

References

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Source Information:

• Article Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Media Check: ABC News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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