Women in Conservation with Hilary

About this episode

Dr Hilary Allison discusses the contributions and challenges faced by women in conservation, celebrating their roles and advocating for diversity.

From hellcats to belligerence to sheer determination: Dr Hilary Allison, Chair of Trustees for the Wildlife Trust BCN, introduces us to some of the brilliant women she's come across in her extensive research on the subject of women in conservation. All of them have done great, and varied, things for the conservation movement, but their roles have often been downplayed, forgotten, or simply written off over the course of history—and even in some contemporary contexts, too. This episode celebrates International Women's Day on 8 March 2026, and we discuss some of the barriers that women in conservation still face today, and how we might overcome them—as well as why diversity of all kinds is vital to any thriving organisation.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Hilary Allison

Topics covered

• women in conservation
• barriers to women
• diversity in organizations
• International Women's Day
• historical contributions of women

Keywords

• women in conservation
• Hilary Allison
• conservation movement
• International Women's Day
• diversity
• barriers
• historical roles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wildlife Trust BCN

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