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The sisterhood has been a little fractured in recent months, as various high-profile women went public about everything from "fat shaming" to bullying at the hands of other women.
But on Wednesday night all that was put aside, as women gathered at the annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards to congratulate those who make a difference.
And though glamazons such as model Robyn Lawley and actor Naomi Watts collected yet more trophies and a stellar cast of high-profile women were polished to perfection for what has become a key night on the social calender, it was a handful of the lesser-known ladies in the room who were the real stars.
Take young Marita Cheng. She is the founder of 2Mar Robotics and Robogals. She won $10,000 on Wednesday night and told PS she intended to use the money developing the Teleroo, her video telephone on wheels. This will close the distance between people, by turning remote callers into active "present" ones, she says.
She has big plans to add robotic arms to the device, to open doors and help people with disabilities.
Then there was Dr Georgina Long, who was recognised in the health and science category, and who has dedicated her scientific life to curing melanoma. She has been pivotal in pioneering ground-breaking new drugs to treat the insidious disease.
Another worthy recipient was Yassmin Abdel-Magied, who won the charity and community award. Born in the deserts of Sudan, she was volunteering at Brisbane a nursing nome at the age of 11 and by 16 had founded Youth Without Borders, a group that brings young people together to help disadvantaged communities.