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A lot has changed for women in the last thirty years - and for the better. But while we’re busy smashing glass ceilings, tackling institutionalised gender disparity and making change with the #metoo movement, sadly, when it comes to the statistics for ovarian cancer, very little has changed in that time. For Camilla Freeman-Topper, one half of the brother-sister Australian fashion institution that is Camilla and Marc, the statistics hit home. It was nearly thirty years ago that she lost her mother to ovarian cancer, when Camilla was just a child. “In Australia, three women die from ovarian cancer every day”, she tells us. “This is shocking.” But inspired by her mother’s legacy, Camilla is doing something about it, with the Camilla & Marc ‘Ovaries. Talk About Them’ campaign. In this conversation she takes us right back to the start of her journey. To the memories she has of her mother and the values she instilled in Camilla and Marc. To the how and why of launching her own label and navigating the tricky fashion world for over a decade. To the role grief has played in her life, and to the way Covid has impacted her work and her role as a mother of four. Despite the sobering statistics, ultimately this is a story of hope and empowerment, of driving for change and using something as simple as a t-shirt to make a difference. Let’s meet Camilla Freeman-Topper. To donate, go to ovaries-talk-about-them.raisely.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.