About Us
Women's Business is a collaboration of women's organisations aligned in their passion to amplify First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women in Australia. We work with Australian organisations providing strategies to develop programs that respectfully and authentically engage First Nations and CALD women.
Our key relationships are with Women & Leadership Australia, Pathways to Politics for Women, Generation Women, Tiddas in Business and Politics in Colour.
Kat Henaway
Kat is a descendant of the Mer and Mua peoples of the Torres Strait Islands with German and Scottish heritage. She has gained significant experience working in multinational organisations in Sydney, London & Edinburgh and has worked for some of the world’s largest public and private sector companies including ABN Amro, City of Sydney, UNSW and University of Melbourne in Australia as well as EY, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, The Pensions Regulator and Edinburgh Council in the UK.
Today, Kat is an Indigenous entrepreneur specialising in Indigenous business development and investments. She has designed and delivered some of the country's most innovative leadership development programs and events for First Nations and People of Colour including Political Candidate Training for Women of Colour for Politics in Colour and the Emerging Indigenous Executive Leaders Program at UNSW.
Kat has volunteered for UN Women Australia (2014), was Board Director for Women for Election (2018-2020) and is currently Board Director for The Indigenous People’s Organisation Australia and Bankstown Women’s Health Centre. She also serves on the Advisory Council for Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Gender Justice Institute and is Indigenous Advisor for Women & Leadership Australia and Generation Women.
Marie Barbaric
Marie is a proud Dunghutti and Gamilaroi woman, a mother of 5 Grandmother of 10.
Marie is CEO of Koori Kulcha Experience which provides Indigenous catering, cross-cultural training, team building workshops and Indigenous tourism.
She is also Managing Director of Koori Kulcha Aboriginal Corporation, which runs Community Development Programs and is fully funded by Koori Kulcha Experience.
Marie has several decades of experience working in NSW local and state government organisations.
She is a Director of Illawarra Wingecarribee Aboriginal Alliance, a Director of Hume Coal Charity and lead negotiator for OCHRE, the community focused plan of the NSW Government. Her passions include fighting homelessness and empowering marginalised women.
During COVID, Koori Kulcha provided over 500 pro-bono meals per week to Indigenous communities in the Illawarra Wingecarribee region of NSW and Western Sydney.