In conversation with WAGEC CEO Nicole Yade

CW: This conversation contains discussions of domestic violence. If these topics are difficult for you, please take care while listening, and know that support is available. When we talk about systems change, it's easy to think in abstract terms - policies, funding models, reform agendas. But real change often starts with real stories: of survival, leadership, and radical empathy.Today, we're joined by Nicole Yade, the CEO of WAGEC - the Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre - based in Redfern, Sydney. Nicole leads an organisation that doesn’t just provide crisis accommodation and holistic support services to women and children - it is working to end gender-based violence in a generation.In this conversation, Nicole speaks with extraordinary candour - about her own lived experience, why individualised care is so vital, and what systemic change really requires. This is a story about courage, community, and the power of showing up - again and again - for women who deserve safety and dignity.Donate to WAGEC here.1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. Call 1800 737 732, or text 0458 737 732