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HealthMatch founder and chief Manuri Gunawardena. Source: supplied.
Modibodi founder Kristy Chong and HealthMatch founder Manuri Gunawardena have taken home the top prizes in this year’s Bold by Veuve Clicquot awards, celebrating fearless, bold and audacious women in business.
The awards honour Veuve Clicquot’s visionary leader Madame Clicquot, who took control of her husband’s Champagne business when she was widowed at 27, and grew it into a global brand and trailblazer of bubbles.
They highlight the boldest and most creative modern business women, who are innovating and fostering an inclusive and ethical approach to business, with finalists including leaders in tech, sports, sustainability and more.
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Hill, who is an associate professor of social sciences at the University of Sydney, has been studying menstrual leave as an employment policy for about three years, after stumbling across it while researching gender equality in Southeast Asia. Her research found parallels in arguments for and against menstrual leave as those used to debate parental leave in New Zealand and Australia before its implementation. Critics key concern about menstrual leave, says Hill, is that it may discriminate against people who have periods, reinforcing stereotypes and stigmas attached to menstruation. But its supporters argue menstrual leave is a policy part of a broader movement towards having inclusive workplaces.