Mariam Mohammed

Mariam Mohammed
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, academic, advocate
Website	mariammohammed.com

Mariam Mohammed is a Pakistani-Australian advocate for gender equity and women's financial literacy.

Early life and education

Mariam was born in Pakistan and later moved to Sydney, New South Wales, to study gender studies at the University of Sydney.[1]

Work in Gender Equity

After serving as gender coordinator for the South Asia Study Group at the University of Sydney,[1] Mariam served as Women’s Officer of the Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) and later became its President.[2] She then co-founded MoneyGirl, a financial literacy education platform for women to grant them financial independence.[3]

Awards and recognition

• Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence list[4]
• 40 under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians[2]
• Foundation for Young Australians Young Social Pioneer[5]
• NSW Young Woman of the Year Finalist
• Marie Claire's Next 25 List[6]
• 7News Young Achiever Awards[7]

References

1. "Education for a different world: Muneera Bano and Mariam Mohammed". ABC listen. 2 March 2023.
2. "Mariam Mohammed". Media Diversity Australia.
3. Koehn, Emma (1 October 2019). "Mariam and Mellisa want to give financial education a new face". The Sydney Morning Herald.
4. "Mariam S. Mohammed". Social Enterprise World Forum.
5. "Other Ladies Talking Money with Mariam Mohammed". Ladies Talk Money.
6. "Ash Barty, Miss Blanks, Shannon Murphy On Their Key Inspirations". Marie Claire. 10 September 2021.
7. "Previous Winners | Awards Australia". awardsaustralia.com.