Julia Gillard (Author)
Julia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, the first,
and only, woman to serve in that role. Since leaving office, she
has dedicated her time to advocacy, governance roles and writing.
In 2021, Julia was appointed Chair of Wellcome, a global charitable
foundation based in the UK that supports science to solve urgent
worldwide health challenges. Julia is also the founder and
inaugural Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at
King's College London and Chair of its sister Institute at the
Australian National University. GIWL strives for a world where
being a woman is neither a barrier to becoming a leader in any
field, nor a contributor to negative perceptions of an individual's
leadership. In 2014, Julia joined the Board of Beyond Blue, one of
Australia's foremost mental health awareness bodies, and has served
as Chair since 2017. As a lifelong advocate for increasing access
to education, especially in developing nations, Julia was Chair of
the Global Partnership for Education from 2014 to 2021. Julia wrote
My Story, a memoir based on her experience as prime minister. Her
second book, Women and Leadership- Real lives, real lessons,
co-authored with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, explores the challenges
women face in leadership. Her latest book is Not Now, Not Ever- Ten
years on from the misogyny speech.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Author)
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is an economist and international
development expert with over 30 years of experience. She is Chair
of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and of the African Risk
Capacity (ARC). She is Co-Chair of The Global Commission on the
Economy and Climate. She also sits on the Boards of Standard
Chartered PLC and Twitter Inc. She was recently appointed as AU
Special Envoy to mobilise International support for the fight
against COVID-19 and WHO Special Envoy for Access to COVID-19 Tools
Accelerator.
Previously, Dr Okonjo-Iweala was a Senior Advisor at Lazard from
September 2015 - October 2019. She served twice as Nigeria's
Finance Minister, from 2003-2006, 2011-2015, and briefly as Foreign
Minister, the first woman to hold both positions. She spent a
25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, rising
to the No.2 position of Managing Director, overseeing an $81
billion operational portfolio in Africa, South Asia, Europe and
Central Asia.
Dr Okonjo-Iweala was named Minister of the Decade, People's Choice
Award (2020) by Nigeria's This Day newspaper. In 2019, she was
named one of Transparency International's 8 Female Anti-Corruption
Fighters Who Inspire. She has been ranked by Fortune as one of the
50 Greatest World Leaders in 2015, by Forbes as one of the Top 100
Most Powerful Women in the World consecutively for four years, by
Time as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World in
2014, and by the UK Guardian as one of the Top 100 Women in the
World in 2011.
Dr Okonjo-Iweala holds a Bachelor's in Economics from Harvard
University and a PhD in Regional Economics and Development from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is an Angelopoulos
Global Public Leader at Harvard University Kennedy School, a Fellow
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received over
fifteen honorary degrees, including from Yale University, the
University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Tel Aviv University
and Trinity College, Dublin. She is the author of numerous articles
on finance and development, and several books including Fighting
Corruption is Dangerous- The Story Behind the Headlines (MIT Press,
2018) and Reforming the Unreformable- Lessons from Nigeria (MIT
Press, 2012).
"Women and Leadership is a powerful reminder that there is no limit to what women can accomplish when we have the chance. Written by two celebrated, trailblazing leaders, it is a deeply personal portrait of the obstacles women in politics have overcome and the barriers we still face. Every page of this book is brimming with candor, wisdom and humor--leaving the reader rightfully convinced that while women still have to try a little harder and fight a little longer, sooner or later we will get the job done." --Madeleine K. Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State "This remarkable exploration into women leaders--and why there aren't more of them--is an indispensable guide to addressing sexism and overcoming inequities." --Ms. "Much-needed, frank talk from exceptional female leaders about how they've dealt with sexism in the line of duty." --Kirkus Reviews "The ultimate lesson learned is that there is no "right way" to be a woman leader; all situations are unique and there are no specific set of rules for balancing work and personal endeavors...A thought-provoking study of women and leadership and an outstanding contribution to this topic." --Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW "Full of practical advice and insights into the careers of a diverse and impressive array of women, this is a valuable handbook for putting more women in positions of power." --Publishers Weekly "For women leaders, the path to power is never smooth nor does it follow a straight line...The renown all have achieved leads to much introspection and learning, resulting in hypotheses about their collective lives that ring all too true. The takeaways are simple yet complex, and bathed in contradictions: Is it possible to call out sexism as a female? How to balance mother guilt with work? What's the right way to be a woman leader? (There isn't just one.) Snapshots of the pathways to power." --Booklist "The authors leverage their positions for unprecedented access to powerful women, and they offer their own stories with humility and clear eyes. Their posture in the book is the perfect portrayal of women eschewing competition to support other women--one of the most vital themes examined in the book. Every page brims with admiration and respect for women in leadership, the difficulties they face, and the diverse gifts they offer. Despite the grim statistics about how few world leaders are women, the book is hopeful and encouraging. It showcases the resilience and determination of women leaders and the impact they have, bringing wisdom from a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, and economics, to bear. Its ending calls out specific lessons for men, too, calling them to a supportive role for women leaders." --ForeWord Review "This book is worth reading for the insights into these remarkable women - a dream dinner party guest list--but the authors also examine the statistics, the biases (conscious and unconscious) and the structural obstacles that face women." --Sydney Morning Herald
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