| Record Number |
20481 |
| ISBN |
9780143794288 (pbk.) |
| 0143794280 (pbk.) |
| Location |
305.42 GIL |
| Author |
Gillard, Julia, (author). |
| Title |
Women and leadership : real lives, real lessons / Julia Gillard & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. |
| Published |
[North Sydney, NSW] : Vintage Books, 2020. |
| Collation |
326 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
"An enjoyable and useful text for women considering a future in political or business leadership." -- Business Day. |
| "The authors provide 10 useful tips for aspiring women leaders of all ages. Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala want women to persevere in their ambitions, but believe they need to be aware of the obstacles; they should create networks and mentor and support other women. The authors' truth-telling will forewarn the next generation of leaders." -- Natasha Stott Despoja, former Senator for South Australia 1995-2008. |
| "Every page of this book is brimming with candour, wisdom and humour - 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 US Secretary of State, 1997-2001. |
| "Topics include the disproportionate attention paid to women’s appearances, the requirement that female leaders be both authoritative and nurturing, how to address being perceived as “a bit of a bitch,” and the importance of networking. Noting that the Australian Parliament House has a childcare center and the U.K. House of Commons allows maternity leave, the authors reassure readers that family life and professional ambition can coexist. 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. -- Reviewed 11/30/2020, (Publishers Weekly, vol 267, issue 48, p. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Note |
Prologue Why are we writing this book? -- 1 Doing the numbers -- 2 Our framework -- 3 Pathways to power: Introducing our women leaders -- 4 Hypothesis one: You go girl -- 5 Hypothesis two: It's all about the hair -- 6 Hypothesis three: Shrill or soft - the style conundrum -- 7 Hypothesis four: She's a bit of a bitch -- 8 Hypothesis five: Who's minding the kids? -- 9 Hypothesis six: A special place in hell - do women really support women? -- 10 Hypothesis seven: Modern-day Salem -- 11 Hypothesis eight: The role-modelling riddle -- 12 The stand-out lessons from eight lives and eight hypotheses -- Annex Snapshots of the pathways to power -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors. |
| Summary Note |
An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words. From their broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia Gillard have some strong ideas about the impact of gender on the treatment of leaders. Women and Leadership takes a consistent and comprehensive approach to teasing out what is different for women leaders. Almost every year new findings are published about the way people see women leaders compared with their male counterparts. The authors have taken that academic work and tested it in the real world. The same set of interview questions were put to each leader in frank face-to-face interviews. Their responses were then used to examine each woman’s journey in leadership and whether their lived experiences were in line with or different from what the research would predict. |
| "Women and Leadership presents a lively analysis of the influence of gender on women’s access to positions of leadership, the perceptions of them as leaders, the trajectory of their leadership and the circumstances in which it comes to an end. By presenting the lessons that can be learned from women leaders, Julie and Ngozi provide a road map of essential knowledge to inspire us all,and an action agenda for change that allows women to take control and combat gender bias." -- Back cover. |
| Featuring Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Clinton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Theresa May, Michelle Bachelet, Joyce Banda, Erna Solberg, Christine Lagarde and more. |
| Subject |
Politics & government |
| Society & Social Sciences |
| Leadership in women |
| Women executives |
| Women in public life |
| Sex discrimination against women |
| Added Name |
Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi,(author). |
| Internet Site |
Sydney Morning Herald review by Natasha Stott Despoja |
