Women of Influence 2018: The power of doing work that matters

By Hannah Tattersall
August 17 2018 - 8:00am
Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel
Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, was the overall winner of the inaugural Women of Influence awards in 2012. Photo: Elke Meitzel

Jan Owen has always had a strong social conscience. Her parents helped establish Lifeline and were some of the first volunteer counsellors in Queensland. The family provided respite support for families in crisis and Ms Owen often went with them to rescue women and children from domestic violence situations.

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