In this solo episode of Future Fit Leadership, Sadhana Smiles steps into the conversation herself.

 In this special International Women’s Day episode of Future Fit Leadership, Sadhana Smiles offers a candid reflection on the 2026 theme Balance the Scale and what it means in the world we are navigating today.

For several years, Sadhana stepped back from celebrating International Women’s Day, not because progress has not been made, but because progress has not moved fast enough.

In Australia, one woman a week is killed through domestic and family violence. Women retire with significantly less superannuation than men, and older women are the fastest growing cohort experiencing homelessness.

If balance is the goal, it suggests something remains out of alignment.

This episode explores the role leaders play in correcting that imbalance through policy, culture and accountability.

Because balance is not symbolic. It is structural. And it requires action.