A 33-year-old mother of three, she is a visionary and a well-respected industry leader, who has and is still making a positive impact in the supply chain and logistics sector.
Despite being in a male-dominated industry, Bernadette, since the age of 19, has been in managerial roles and has gone above and beyond to make needed change in her field. She won a global innovation award in Paris, and as a result, successfully managed a global project.
She said being a young female in a male-dominated industry was hard initially but she was able to unlock her true potential.
“If I could reach the younger version of myself and young women aspiring to climb the ladder, I would say ‘tomorrow is never promised, you are here with this opportunity and there are other young women who would do anything for this chance – take it, have faith and don’t give up’,” she said.
“The worst case is you failed but tried, which is better than failing because you didn’t try; being different is your superpower not your curse, don’t ever feel the need to fit in.”
Bankstown’s Nadia Faour, 49, is a finalist in the Women Educator of the Year Award category.
Passionate about advocating for the child and family health education, Nadia is consistently educating families to empower their learning as well as volunteering for charity.
Award winners will be announced on November 29.
Mum a Western Sydney Women Award finalist
☐ Bernadette Habkouk.
ADVISING young women to be brave and just do it, Punchbowl’s Bernadette Habkouk has been named a finalist in the Western Sydney Women Awards categories of Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and Career Woman of the Year.
