This week's episode features Bridget Forster, an Explosives Ordnance Disposal Officer working in Gaza. She was in Gaza during our recording which took place shortly after the recent conflict so as well as talking about her experience of being a woman in the military, we also talk a little bit about the reality of life in Gaza. We also talk about the importance of male allies and how this can make all the difference when it comes to succeeding as a woman in a male-dominated environment.About Bridget:Bridget Forster was the first woman to attend the TA Platoon Commander’s Battle Course and then one of the first group of women to serve directly in the British Army. After serving as a Blue Helmet in Bosnia with UNPROFOR she left the Army and completed a Master’s degree in Marine Biology at UNSW in Sydney as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. She returned to UK and was called to the Bar working as a Planning Barrister in Birmingham and Bristol. In 2014 she went to work with the United Nations Mine Action Service as a Senior Programme Officer with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) attached to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2014. Since then she has trained in Hostage Incident Management, Security and Risk Management, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). She took over the management of the UN’s mine action programme in Palestine and moved to Gaza to deliver emergency EOD tasks for the UN’s humanitarian response. Most recently she remained in Gaza during the most recent conflict, clearing schools and UN premises to allow them to re-open during the conflict and immediately after the ceasefire.About me:I get senior women in male-dominated spaces seen and heard. Top Voice | Founder | Coach | Consultant | Keynote SpeakerDownload your guide to Feeling Calm and Confident in Every Meeting HEREFind me on LinkedIn HEREHead to the website for more HERERecommend a guest, ask a question or share some feedback – drop me an email at [email protected] Me I’m a speaker, strategy expert, coach, trainer, podcast host, a top 10 voice for gender equity, and a feminist outlaw. I founded Scout + Circle to get more women taking up more space in rooms where decisions are made. Join House of Certainty HERE Send us an email about the podcast HERE Find me on LinkedIn HERE Subscribe to my newsletter HERE Find me on Instagram HERE

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