Lyndsay Freeman is a mother of two and a Transport Officer in the Australian Army. She has been awarded the Chief of Army Scholarship for 2020 and is a co-founder of the ‘Women in Future Operations’ initiative through UNSW. She is studying a Master of International Development Practice, specialising in Gender, Peace & Security at Monash University. Lyndsay was recently listed as one of the ‘2020 Young Women to Watch in International Affairs’. She is passionate about the Army’s pivotal role in women’s empowerment across the globe, and is a driver for positive change.