Celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025
7 March 2025
The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA) is celebrating this International Women’s Day (IWD) by acknowledging the many skilled and talented women who contribute to and support our ongoing program of work
The IWD theme this year, Accelerate Action, emphasises the importance of taking swift and key steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres.
About 70% of IHACPA’s workforce are women, working towards our vision for all Australians to have fair access to transparent, sustainable and high-quality health and aged care.
Our board, the Pricing Authority, is also made up of 50% women – leaders who inspire, guide and shape IHACPA’s work to set fair pricing and drive better outcomes.
We welcome the recent appointment of Professor Maria Inacio to the Pricing Authority. Professor Inacio joins Distinguished Professor Jane Hall AO, Ms. Prudence Ford, and Ms. Jennifer Williams AM (Deputy Chair).
Professor Maria Inacio
Prof Inacio is an epidemiologist with expertise in population health surveillance, aged and health care services research. Since 2017 Prof Inacio has led the ROSA Research Centre, which includes a multidisciplinary team of over 30 researchers, dedicated to creating high quality evidence to improve the quality of care and ageing for older people.
As we introduce Prof Inacio, we are taking the time to recognise the important contributions of all women who make an impact at IHACPA every day.
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