We're in a climate emergency, and women are "the leaders of the future" to help pull us out of it.
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This is how Dr Patrice Newell, a former television reporter and newsreader turned sustainable land manager, agricultural innovator, researcher and author, encouraged attendees of the 'Futureproof You - Women in Agribusiness' event on Friday.
"Women are intuitive, practical and multitaskers," she said.
"It's just very empowering to feel we are not alone."
Dr Newell was the keynote speaker at the event, organised by the Moss Vale and Rural Chamber of Commerce at The Loch, Berrima, and streamed online.
The event also featured a line-up of agribusiness and equine industry innovators.
Alpaca industry pioneer Janie Forrest added her voice to the call for more female leaders, saying it was incumbent on the older women who had struggled to create a more egalitarian environment, to support younger women into the future.
"Every baby girl that is born can be inspired to do great things," she said, "but there's prejudices against girls doing things that in older days were an environment just for men.
"Let's give 50 per cent of the world population a chance (to change the world)."
On hand to open the event, Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman said that giving lots of voices the chance to speak, and actually listening to them, was the key to government taking advantage of women's abilities.
"There's so much opportunity," she said.
"From a government perspective, we need to make sure the framework is right to really enhance what can take place in this space."
About 85 attended the event in person with more catching it online.
