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Author Doogue, Geraldine, 1947- author

Title The climb : conversations with Australian women in power / by Geraldine Doogue
Published Melbourne, Vic. : The Text Publishing Company, 2014

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Contents COVER PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: ANN SHERRY THE NATURAL -- CHAPTER 2: WENDY MCCARTHY A WOMAN'S PLACE -- CHAPTER 3: HEATHER RIDOUT THE INFLUENTIAL GIRL NEXT DOOR -- CHAPTER 4: ALANNAH MACTIERNAN CRASHING THROUGH -- CHAPTER 5: SANDRA LEVY A PASSION TO PRODUCE -- CHAPTER 6: SUE MORPHET RISK AND REINVENTION -- CHAPTER 7: GAI WATERHOUSE 'I DID IT MY WAY' -- CHAPTER 8: NANCY MILNE THE RULE OF LAW -- CHAPTER 9: SANDRA HARDING BORN TO RULE -- CHAPTER 10: JULIE BISHOP COMPETE AND THRIVE -- CHAPTER 11: HILDA SCOTT AUTHORITY OF A DIFFERENT KIND
CHAPTER 12: CHRISTINE JENKINS LEADING THOUGH HEALING -- CHAPTER 13: PRISCILLA COLLINS MOTHERS RULE, OK -- CHAPTER 14: SIMONE WILKIE A TOMBOY LEARNS TO RULE -- CHAPTER 15: OTHER VIEWS OF THE CLIMB -- CHAPTER 16: THE BIGGER PICTURE -- A FINAL WORD -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Summary A timely, insightful and personal portrait of what it is to be a woman in power in Australia today. Iconic journalist and television presenter Geraldine Doogue turns her attention to an issue central to our times. How are we, as women, represented at the top levels of power in Australia? In candid and personal conversations with fourteen women leading the way in fields as wide-ranging as business, politics, religion, education and the armed forces, Doogue gets to the heart of what it means to be a woman in power in Australia. Inspiring and insightful, The Climb reveals a varied and at tim
Subject Women executives -- Australia
Leadership in women -- Australia
Sex role in the work environment -- Australia
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Women -- Australia -- Social conditions
Leadership in women
Sex role in the work environment
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Women executives
Women -- Social conditions
Australia
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781925095302
1925095304