The Members Connect Series will provide a platform for women to engage in discussions concerning industry trends and pioneering programs, offering them unique insights and opportunities. The aim is to advance the careers of women and increase female participation in the sector.

Founder and Director of Franklin Women, Dr Melina Georgousakis says that members of Franklin Women bring diverse experiences and skills to the sector, so bringing them together through the Members Connect Series is a special opportunity. 

“By connecting these women outside of their day-to-day and linking them with innovative ecosystem partners, we are facilitating opportunities for them to thrive,” she said. 

Franklin Womn is a leading social enterprise championing women in the health and medical research fields.

The inaugural Members Connect event will be hosted by Organon, a the only global healthcare company of its size focused primarily on the health and wellbeing of women, at their Sydney office.

Managing Director of Organon ANZ, Nirelle Tolstoshev, says that the global healthcare company believes in this series’ ability to “drive real change” by investing in women in the sector. 

“Just 34 per cent of CEO and Head of Organisation roles in our biopharmaceutical sector are held by women – and whilst women tend to be well represented in middle management, they seem to be passed over for more senior opportunities,” says Tolstoshev. 

“At Organon, we believe that by investing in the bright pipeline of innovators and empowering these women through collaborations such as these, we can drive real change in this area.”

Following the Federal Government’s Senate Inquiry into Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and the recent announcement of an Australian-first inquiry into women’s pain in Victoria, the initiative’s goal to support women in the health and medical research sector is particularly critical. 

The Members Connect meetups are free to attend, and those who participate will be able to contribute to emerging women’s health priorities. Franklin Women and Organon say the events will “be instrumental in breaking down silos between different stakeholders and contributing to the improvement of health outcomes in communities”.

Interested members can register for Members Connect meetups here. 

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The grant was announced on Thursday by Franklin Women, who said it will use the funding boost from the grant to build its team and systems to ensure sustainable growth and ongoing impact in the sector.

Founder of Franklin Women Dr Melina Georgousakis has a background as a researcher, and explained she started the organisation back in 2014 when she witnessed the ongoing loss of many highly-skilled women in the research workforce. 

“I wanted to create an organisation that connects, invests in, and advocates for women pursuing careers across healthcare, and health and medical research, to retain their expertise in the sector,” Dr Georgousakis said.

“I am so proud of what we have achieved since then and I am grateful to the women, allies and organisations who have seen the value of our work and supported us to reach this next phase of our growth.”

One of the key offerings at Franklin Women is a cross-organisation mentoring program that has supported the careers of over 200 mid-career women to date, as well as developed the skills of over 200 mentors.

For women in health and medical research, the mid-career stage is often affected by career stagnation and loss. It’s a problem that leads to fewer women reaching senior level research roles. 

Executive Director at the Office for Health and Medical Research, Dr Antonio Penna, said that addressing barriers to women’s participation and career progression is a priority for NSW Health.

“What Franklin Women has been able to achieve to date is extraordinary given it is run by a small team of casual employees and volunteers,” Dr Penna said. 

“The funding provided by NSW Health recognises the effectiveness of their initiatives. It is clear Franklin Women are committed to building a strong and innovative health and medical research ecosystem in NSW, by supporting the careers of women through their network,” he says.

Laboratory head at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and genetic counsellor, Associate Professor Jodie Ingles, said participating in the mentoring program helped her make some significant career decisions.

“The community has been invaluable in opening a conversation about gender bias in our field but also supporting women in our various roles. I was fortunate to be part of their mentoring program which gave me the tools and confidence to make some big decisions impacting my career,” she said.

“I’m now in the position to be able to recommend Franklin Women’s initiatives to my own team members and students to support the next generation of women leaders in our sector.”

Feature Image: Founder of Franklin Women, Dr Melina Georgousakis.

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Despite the challenges of this period, she remains optimistic and hopeful for the future and our eventual “triumph over the virus”, especially having seen the global response on vaccines, the work of her colleagues, and incredible innovation and leadership in action.

And having personally created a career that went against what others expected of her, or what she was told a woman should do, her advice to others is to “challenge ourselves to be confident that we can do anything we set our mind to.”

“My overarching piece of advice would be to go forth with confidence.  I encourage every person out there to find something that really interests you, something that you are passionate about and to be curious,” she says. “Get engaged and feel confident to take your footsteps forward in that field.”

The paediatrician specialising in infectious diseases and vaccinology has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, and currently works as Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) within Kids Research at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Macartney leads a team of close to 80 experts and postgraduate students in public health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, social sciences and clinical research. She’s also a professor at the University of Sydney.

As part of the recent Franklin Women event, Women in Leadership and the Covid-19 Response, Macartney shared more on her work and leadership from the past two years, and what she’s learned along the way playing a pivotal role in Australia’s Covid-19 public health response.

Can you describe your role and how you were called upon as a leader in your field during the COVID-19 pandemic?

My field of research is vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases so it has been an incredible journey since COVID-19 exploded into our lives. 

I felt strong from the beginning that the whole world would be working towards a common goal to develop a vaccine. At NCIRS we’ve gone from work on day 1 to understand disease transmission to now working round the clock to support the introductions of the COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring and public health research both here in Australia and internationally.

My personal interest is to derive and translate evidence from clinical research and clinical trials into real-world policy and programs and evaluation. It has been a great privilege to assist with determining how real world evidence could be translated to support the rollout of a vaccine to the Australian public and to countries in our region.

This has been the most incredible opportunity of my career personally but also really challenging to know what to prioritise as a leader of an organisation at the coal face of Australia’s COVID-19 response. There are still many years ahead until we can settle into a pattern of ‘predictable’ prevention of COVID-19 using vaccination as well as other public health measures – I remain excited to see us triumph over this virus, but know it will also take time.

How has your work with the National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) impacted Australian immunisation policy?

Researchers from NCIRS have worked tirelessly to undertake critical research to inform Australia’s COVID-19 public health response, especially in regard to the use of COVID-19 vaccines, and to develop resources for healthcare workers and the public.

In what ways did you see women’s leadership in the Australian COVID-19 response become vital to better community health outcomes?

Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a great challenge for us all but I look up to the many colleagues and strong leaders who have led us through this. In particular, our chief health officers and senior health officials in Australia and globally – a number of whom of inspiring women –  are showing us each day how to lead with empathy and make evidence based decisions,  

I have been lucky enough to connect with many others at regional and global levels who are working through challenges in their own environments – especially in countries where COVID-19 has caused the greatest havoc – they also inspire me to do better.

What have you learned about yourself and your leadership style over the past couple years?

Whilst the last couple of years have been a great challenge for many of us, they have been full of rewarding experiences for myself and my team as we collaborate across many organisations, borders and sectors. At NCIRS I work with a fantastic team of many successful women and men who all support me in my role as Director. The support of my colleagues every day and their own work inspires me to keep going.

I find great satisfaction in supporting and working with the next generation of researchers in vaccinology, immunisation and public health. Empowering everyone in a team is incredibly important – we don’t live in the world as individuals, we don’t work and or achieve greatness on our own.

I gain immense personal satisfaction and pleasure seeing the amazing work of other women, young and not-so-young and from all types of backgrounds.  I hope in some small part, I can contribute to their professional and perhaps even personal growth, in the leadership role that I have.

What advice would you give other women looking to push past stereotypes and become leaders in the health and medical research sector? 

My overarching piece of advice would be to go forth with confidence.  I encourage every person out there to find something that really interests you, something that you are passionate about and to be curious. Get engaged and feel confident to take your footsteps forward in that field.

As a younger person, I remember some comments from others on what my career path should be – I was told that certain things would be better for me as a woman to do, but it really irked me that I had to consider my gender at all! As women we can be taught to doubt ourselves and second guess our choices. I think it is important that we challenge ourselves to be confident that we can do anything we set our mind to.

I have three young adult daughters. It empowers me to have seen them grow up with confidence and the belief that we can all achieve anything we put our minds to. All of us may have barriers that we meet in our lives but this shouldn’t be happening on the basis of our gender (or race, religion, or access to education.. among other things).

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As a public health physician, she’s been leading the pandemic response program over the past two years as Public Health Unit Director for the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). 

Dr Bag understands the Western Sydney community well. It’s where she started her public health career in 2011 as a public health registrar, moving from the CIDM lab in Westmead Hospital to the Western Sydney Public Health Unit and then to a secondment to the AHMRC in Surry Hills until finally going to NCIRS in Westmead. 

At WSLHD, she was the Communicable Diseases CMO for the Public Health Unit from 2014 before becoming Public Health Unit Director in 2017 and has collaborated with multiple clinical and non-clinical partners to ensure public health programs support the needs of the highly diverse community. Currently, she works as WSLHD’s Acting Director for Population Health. 

As part of an event with Franklin Women called, Women in Leadership and the Covid-19 Response, Dr Bag reflected upon the last 2 years and how her leadership was called upon.

Here, Dr Bag shares the most rewarding parts of being a leader in public health, how she saw the pandemic affect leadership opportunities for women and her advice for women looking to make big impacts.

Can you describe your role over the past two years and how you were called upon as a leader in your field during the COVID-19 pandemic?

For the past two years, I was the Public Health Unit Director for Western Sydney. My role was very much meeting the public health response to Covid and working in collaboration with two very experienced leaders in population health at the Centre for Population Health. Since then, I’ve changed roles and am currently working as the Population Health Director.  

How has your work in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) contributed to protecting public health during the COVID-19 pandemic response (especially since the big outbreak in Sydney in 2021 was in Western Sydney)?

In my role as Public Health Director, I needed to be a point of contact because, in applying the public health response, it wasn’t just about the contact tracing and the local response in the community– it was also about asking, ‘How do we as a district, ensure that our staff and our patients and our systems can continue to function and apply the public health policies legislation and protections in order to continue to keep the system going?’ One of the key things I was called upon to do was figure out how to ensure that all patients coming through the emergency department or into the hospital systems were not going to create outbreaks. There were things in place to ensure staff were protected, patients got the care they needed and that the system was abiding with all the public health policy information coming out of the ministry and part of that was interpreting themes and applying a public health lense. 

What has been most rewarding about having such a pivotal role in ensuring that public health programs support the needs of the WSLHD’s diverse community?

I think my management style is more of a collaborative team-based approach. I am a people person. I relate to people quite well and feel that is probably one of the most rewarding things to have come through the past couple of years– the opportunity to build relationships and work across so many different networks. Clinical links have been something I’ve never had before. Suddenly, clinicians knew of me or I’d have to help them with contact tracing within their department and I felt like my reputation was starting to build and lift and I was seen as someone who they could rely on. 

We [public health professionals] are out in the community and not often seen within the centre of hospitals. Public health as a profession was now suddenly in the light. 

The other most rewarding part was that I was representing and part of a team who worked very collaboratively.

In what ways did you see women’s leadership in the Australian COVID-19 response become vital to better community health outcomes?

It was just apparent that they were the key leaders in our public health sphere and the people who the community was trusting in New South Wales was Kerry [Chief Health Officer, Dr. Kerry Chant] and even before that, Gladys [former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian]. Whatever political affiliation or preference people hold, I think it was very clear that there was a respect and a recognition of the role and the expertise that we had in women leaders. 

The pandemic has highlighted that there are a lot of amazing women out there and a majority of the workforce are women and they’re just as capable of working through very challenging situations. 

Have you seen the pandemic change typical leadership hierarchies for women who want to have their innovative ideas heard and acted upon?

There are a lot of women out there in science, health and public health– they make up a huge part of our health workforce. Therefore, in a pandemic with health needs surging, the leadership team will be majority women. Hopefully, it just cemented the place that even in such top roles, we need to see women leaders and have that representation. 

While making big impacts for others through your public health work, what steps, if any, have you taken to prioritise your own health and mental wellbeing?

I sacrificed a lot but I was also very lucky. I couldn’t have done this without my husband who was the most supportive person and completely values my role as a leader and was pushing me to thrive. 

Every weekend we do FaceTime with my family as a group call.

I’ve learned that you do need to look after yourself. Sometimes it’s okay to focus on work if that gives you joy but at the same time, that needs to come with balance. I’ve learned to shut the phone off better. I’ve learned to give myself boundaries.

You can’t really do it alone. I have amazing friends who would send me text messages and bottles of wine or just some flowers. I had another friend who organised meals for us. It’s just those little things that make you realise other people are looking after you and remind you to do things for yourself. 

What advice would you give other women looking to push past stereotypes and become leaders in the public health sector? 

Your capability and your strength as a leader are respected. I think your capability speaks volumes. It’s also about being a compassionate and empathetic but also fair leader. If you’re a good leader, whatever your style is, that respect will come.

I also think that you need to take on challenges. When you feel like you’re not really sure if you should do it or not– the only way you’ll really know is to try. And finding a mentor– someone you can look up to or help you work through things. 

Some people might be in fear of stereotypes and use that to put up barriers around themselves but you need to be conscious that whatever it is, you can find a way. But make sure you’re looking after yourself because it shouldn’t come at a detriment– if it’s not working for you, then find another pathway.

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As a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology- Public Health and a member of the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Sydney, Dr. Rockett’s research focuses on utilising pathogen genomics to limit infectious disease outbreaks and improve treatments for a range of existing and emerging pathogens. 

With the research that her team gathered through the study of the genomic DNA of Covid-19, governments have been able to test whether outbreaks of the virus are related. This information has been vital to successful contact-tracing efforts and Dr. Rockett is proud her team can make such a meaningful contribution to fighting the pandemic. 

Dr Rockett has made her mark in the research world as the author of more than 40 peer reviewed articles with more than 2000 citations, including leading research published in Nature Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Communication. 

In 2015, she was awarded her PhD from the University of Queensland for which she gained a Dean’s Award for Research Excellence. And as a testament to her prowess in virology, she’s received the backing of $4.1 million of competitive grant funding for research and has appeared as an expert commentator on ABC News, The Conversation and 60 minutes. 

As part of an upcoming event with Franklin Women called, Women in Leadership and the Covid-19 Response, Dr Rockett will be in conversation with Women’s Agenda co-founder, Angela Priestly, to reflect upon the last 2 years and how her leadership was called upon. 

Here, Dr Rockett shares the most rewarding parts of her research contributions to Covid-19 contact tracing, the importance of scientific communication and her advice to women in STEM leadership.

How has your work creating genomic testing contributed to the COVID-19 contact tracing efforts in Australia?

The unbiased nature of genomics is incredibly useful to supplement contract tracing information. As many cases find it difficult to recall all the venues they have visited in the last 10 days, there may also be difficulties contacting cases or a reluctance to provide this information.

However, when genomics links two or more cases together it can generate new hypotheses regarding how a particular case contracted their infection. For example, during the northern beaches outbreak, most of the cases were confined to people living within the Northern Beaches. 

We were asked to urgently sequence some cases that had contracted COVID-19 but had no contact or exposure with people from this area and these new cases resided in Southwestern Sydney. The concern was that there was cryptic transmission (undetected cases) in the community and therefore the outbreak may be spreading throughout Sydney. It was also days before Christmas and public health authorities needed to decide if further restrictions were needed to prevent large gatherings over the Christmas period. 

The viral genomics demonstrated that this was a new cluster of cases unrelated to the Northern beaches outbreak but identical to cases we have detected some days earlier in airport staff members. Therefore, it was a new importation and based on the timing between the linked and new cases that had only recently occurred, this enabled a targeted public health response and the ability to rapidly test contacts of the new outbreak. 

What has been most rewarding about having such a pivotal role in genomic sequencing of the COVID-19 virus and developing testing platforms?

Rarely in research do we have the opportunity to translate our ideas rapidly. So, it was incredibly rewarding to translate a research protocol into a public health surveillance system in a matter of months. The new level of interaction with epidemiologists at the NSW Ministry of Health also enabled us to understand how our results were assisting them in controlling outbreaks. 

In what ways did you see women’s leadership in the Australian COVID-19 response become vital to better community health outcomes?

I’ve really been inspired over the past three years by just how many of the trusted voices across Australia on COVID-19 have been women. From health leaders such as Kerry Chant, Jeanette Young, and Nicola Spurrier, to the expert media commentary from Mary Louise McLaws, Kristine Macartney and many other academic leaders and experts, Australians really turned to women in this time of crisis.  It may be a bit of a stereotype, but the calm, rational and open level of communication delivered by so many women leaders made such an impact in establishing trust with the public during COVID.

What were some of the biggest challenges you faced as a woman in leadership during the pandemic and what enabled you to navigate through them?

Scientific communication is an important part of my career, although prior to the pandemic most communication was to a scientific audience. I found it very confronting and challenging to communicate to news media, with often only a few minutes to prepare. The intense and sudden interest in our work was fantastic on a professional level, but it was also difficult to adjust to a new level of scrutiny. 

Have you seen the pandemic change typical leadership hierarchies for women who want to have their innovative ideas heard and acted upon? 

Yes, I think action was required so quickly and these ideas were often communicated without going through traditional channels. I believe women, potentially particularly in science are the workhorses and are solving problems behind the scenes.  

While making big impacts for the Australian COVID response as a lab scientist, what steps, if any, have you taken to prioritise your own health and wellbeing?

I think it was a very uncertain time for everyone. For me, I tried to make time for things that I love and help me unwind, such as running, cooking and yoga. 

What have you learned about yourself and your leadership style over the past couple years?

I have gained confidence in myself and my scientific abilities. Research is often a very negative space; we all get numerous papers and grant rejections, and our experiments fail. So, it was great to have our research championed and receive positive feedback about the utility of our surveillance system. 

What advice would you give other women looking to push past stereotypes and become leaders in the health and medical research sector?

Don’t be afraid to fail and put yourself and your ideas out there. 

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She wanted to support women in health and medical research to build stronger connections and foster professional progress, to address the gender equity challenges she saw during her decade long career in the sector.

She recently organised a “Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon”– where health care and medical women built and updated the profiles of accomplished Australian female scientists; part of a growing global movement to increase the visibility of women.

Less than two weeks out from our annual Leadership Awards Ceremony, Georgousakis answers are Finalists Q&A, as she joins four other women in the Emerging Leader in  Science, Health & Medicine category.

Our finalists are sharing some awesome career wisdom in these Q&As, as well as more on their back story and how they have emerged as a leader. See our growing hub for these Q&As here. 

And tickets to the 2019 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards are still available at the time of publishing, here. 

Has your career in this field been planned or has it happened by chance? What put you on this path today?

My natural state for most things is plan plan plan.

However I learnt really early on in my career that while I can have a general ‘plan’ for where I want to go, there are many things beyond my control that have and will influence my career path. Looking back I would have never expected I would be where I am now so I am grateful I have learnt to become more open to opportunities that present themselves which I otherwise would never have planed for!

What are you working on right now that’s got you really excited?

I am super excited about the upcoming Sydney event the Franklin Team have been working on which is on the topic of Research Impact. In science sector there is a big push to encourage researchers to better identify and share how their work will have positive impact on society. However this is a skill we are not trained for and still developing. I hope this event will really help the FW community with this so they can incorporate in their careers.

What’s a key issue facing women in your profession or line of work right now?

Two things. Firstly, the way the research sector measures success which is built around tradition system of academic metrics (papers and research funding) which has a number of bias, and secondly, confidence among women working in the sector – which has been dramatically influenced by number one!

The best tip you’ve been given in your career?

Be true to your own journey. It is important to keep an eye on what is going on around you but don’t let the path of others distract you from your own true north.

How have mentors, sponsors or some other kind of support system aided your career, if at all?

Dramatically. I can honestly say I would not be where I am without the relationships I have had to call upon.

Over the course of my career I have had informal mentors/formal mentors, sponsors (some who I have known of like my PhD supervisor and others I haven’t!) and also career coach. The later is something I was recommended and although I felt really guilty paying someone to support me in my career it was the best investment in myself I could have made and I am still reaping the benefits.

As well as your career, what other priorities do you juggle?

Franklin Women is my side-hustle, which means it is pretty much something I juggle around my normal life. I have a really amazing day-job working for the Bupa Health Foundation where I get to partner with health and medical researchers to bring their projects to life and with the greatest impact.

I have an amazingly strong 3 year-old daughter who keeps my husband and I on our toes and a very wonderful network of friends and family who bring me so much joy who I don’t do as well at making time for and is a priority for me at the moment.

The juggle is actually about to get a bit more interesting as baby two is due in a month or so…..!

How do you manage your wellbeing and stay at the top of your game?

I know when I need to take time out. I start to get a bit frantic and it comes out in how I feel myself and how I interact with others. When I get early signs I am heading this way I call it early and let people know around me I need some time out – making it public helps me stay accountable.

I then pan for some simple things like booking in a manicure which forced me to sit still or going for a long walk somewhere secluded to listen to a pod-cast. When life has a constant to-do list it can be very hard to spend time doing ’non-productive’ things but I know that I am much better for it.

Where do you currently get news and info regarding your industry and career?

My best life-hack for doing this is setting up a google news alert with some key words I am interested in. This means every morning I get a single email with articles or stories in my industry across multiple platforms which I would NEVER be able to keep up with. I also follow reputable internal and external organisations to science, like womens agenda of course as well as subscription to NHMRC and Australian Academy of Science updates.

Got a business or career book or podcast you’d recommend?

I have a few favourites at the moment. Side-Hustlers (Carla Marie), Women with Clout (Jane Caro and Catherine Fox) and Thrive (Ariana Huffington)

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Wikipedia is the fifth most visited website in the world and is based on a model of openly editable content, which means anyone can add to and edit profiles on the site. The platform is a key resource for millions of internet users.

The lack of female profiles on Wikipedia means many talented women are not getting the recognition they deserve. It also skews our perceptions of the many and varied contributions women make in the world.

One of the problems impacting the gender disparity on Wikipedia is that only 16% of people who actively contribute content to Wikipedia identify as women.

The majority of Wikipedia editors are men in North America.

On Thursday, 25^th July, women working in the health, medical and life sciences sector took to their keyboards to increase the visibility of female scientists on Wikipedia.

The Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, hosted by Franklin Women and biopharmaceutical company AbbVie Australia, was held to ensure women who have made important contributions to the health and medical research sector, are recognised.

Increasing the number of women who have the skills and confidence to become Wikipedia editors was also an essential part of the event.

Today we made the internet a little bit better! Thanks to @FranklinWomen, me @shilpainthelab and Caitlyn @syd_health created a whole new profile for @DharmicaMistry! #WomeninSTEMM #FWonWiki pic.twitter.com/WH8fJttef7

— Gabriella (@gabtiernan) July 25, 2019

Dr Melina Georgousakis, founder of Franklin Women, sees the importance of expanding Wikipedia to be more representative of female health and medical researchers.

“When people search for information online, Wikipedia entries are often the first results to appear. If articles on female scientists are missing on one of the largest and most popular encyclopaedias it skews public perception of their contributions to the health and medical field,” said Georgousakis.

“We are excited that because of this Edit-a-Thon more women scientists will get the recognition they deserve for their work and the role it has played in shaping society today.”

The Edit-a-thon is part of a broader global movement to close the gender content gap on encyclopedia platform. Similar editing sessions have been held across the UK, USA and Canada.

“Wikipedia editors are mainly men in North America, and, unfortunately, that impacts the representation of women ­– and anything in the Southern Hemisphere. When a Wikipedia page was created for Canadian physicist Donna Strickland it was quickly deleted for not demonstrating her notability – she went on to win the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics,” said physicist Dr Jessica Wade.

“It’s great to see this Edit-a-thon happening in Australia to bring greater recognition to the incredible women scientists and researchers who have been overlooked.”

That’s a wrap! More than 235 edits and 7,000 words of notability added to Wikipedia to acknowledge Australian women in #STEMM. Thanks for partnering with us @FranklinWomen #fwonwiki pic.twitter.com/wKlYnJJqZj

— AbbVie Australia (@AbbVie_AU) July 25, 2019

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