As part of International Day of the Girl on Oct 11, I’m reflecting on the advice I would give my younger self (pictured here!) “The only way you will know what you are capable of achieving is by trying, and sometimes failing, but then trying again. As you move through life, not everyone will like you, or what you are trying to achieve, but that’s okay. Nurture a strong sense of self, and a clear purpose for what you are doing, and doors you never imagined possible will open.” @inspiringgirlsint #ThisLittleGirlIsMe
Congratulations to Sam Mostyn on being sworn in as Australia’s 28th Governor-General today. Sam is a person of the highest integrity and I know she will do a remarkable job. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Sam for a chat last December to discuss her incredible career and achievements to date. You can listen back to that podcast episode at the 🔗 in the bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
6/6 – However, nothing can or should last forever and now is the right time for the leadership baton to pass to the next generation and most particularly to a leader from a developing country. I wish Dr Jakaya Kikwete a warm start to his tenure as the new Board Chair of the Global Partnership for Education. I wish @gpforeducation every success in the future in changing the lives of children around the world through the transformative power of education.
ICYMI my podcast with Audette Exel is out and it’s a fascinating and inspiring conversation. Audette is a trailblazer who certainly doesn’t fit neatly into any box. A former skydiver with a love of Leonard Cohen, Audette combines the high-flying world of high finance and global humanitarian work, and has a profound impact on hundreds of thousands of people living in poverty around the world. We talk about the Adara Group, founded by Audette, and Adara’s development arm helping women and children in extreme poverty in some of the most remote parts of the globe. This important work is funded by two corporations, also founded by Audette, that provide services to the corporate and financial world. Listen to this episode and all others here/via link in my bio. Listen to this episode and all others via link in my bio. @adaragroup
ICYMI my podcast with Audette Exel is out and it’s a fascinating and inspiring conversation. Audette is a trailblazer who certainly doesn’t fit neatly into any box. A former skydiver with a love of Leonard Cohen, Audette combines the high-flying world of high finance and global humanitarian work, and has a profound impact on hundreds of thousands of people living in poverty around the world. We talk about the Adara Group, founded by Audette, and Adara’s development arm helping women and children in extreme poverty in some of the most remote parts of the globe. This important work is funded by two corporations, also founded by Audette, that provide services to the corporate and financial world. Listen to this episode and all others here/via link in my bio. Listen to this episode and all others via link in my bio. @adaragroup
ICYMI my podcast with Audette Exel is out and it’s a fascinating and inspiring conversation. Audette is a trailblazer who certainly doesn’t fit neatly into any box. A former skydiver with a love of Leonard Cohen, Audette combines the high-flying world of high finance and global humanitarian work, and has a profound impact on hundreds of thousands of people living in poverty around the world. We talk about the Adara Group, founded by Audette, and Adara’s development arm helping women and children in extreme poverty in some of the most remote parts of the globe. This important work is funded by two corporations, also founded by Audette, that provide services to the corporate and financial world. Listen to this episode and all others here/via link in my bio. Listen to this episode and all others via link in my bio. @adaragroup
A new episode of A Podcast of One’s Own drops today, and we’re thrilled to be joined by Matildas superstar Katrina Gorry! ⚽ A trailblazer on and off the pitch, Katrina’s record-breaking performance in last year’s FIFA World Cup helped the Matildas reach the semi-finals for the first time ever, catapulting her and the rest of the team to the status of national treasures and putting womenʼs football on the map in Australia. Speaking to Julia just after the birth of her second child earlier this month as she prepares for the upcoming Paris Olympics, Katrina tells the remarkable story of her journey to motherhood and how she has balanced her lifelong dream of having a family alongside an elite sporting career. Listen using the link in our bio or find the episode wherever you get your podcasts.
If you told me one day, I’d be hosting my own podcast, let alone winning awards for one, I would have said: ‘I’ve got as much chance of doing that as being Australia’s first female Prime Minister!’ Thrilled to receive an @australianpodcastawards for A Podcast of One’s Own, made for @GIWLkings. You can catch up all the episodes of our ‘award winning podcast’ via the link in my bio.
5/6 – CEO Alice Albright’s dedication, insight and leadership abilities have been pivotal to creating @gpforeducation as it exists today.
In my capacity as chair of the board of @wellcometrust, I have just been in Malawi, where I had the great honour of participating in the opening of the CREATOR building. This incredible new facility will provide unparalleled opportunities for postgraduate medical students to train and learn, for clinical researchers to experiment and solve health challenges, for professionals to share their wisdom and experience, and for young people to be inspired to build a healthier future for all. CREATOR is part of the @mlw_programme, which is led by Professor Henry Mwandumba. MLW is a partnership of nearly 30 years involving the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool and Wellcome. It has been built on the site of the largest teaching hospital in Malawi, with strong links to Kamuzu University of Health Sciences. From clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, testing and screening, to pioneering new research methods, MLW has not only improved healthcare in Malawi, it has generated evidence of the highest quality, and rewritten global health guidelines, benefiting millions of people around the world. It was a delight to participate in the formal opening ceremony presided over by President Lazarus Chakwera. I also had the pleasure of learning so much from MLW’s scientists about their work and seeing first hand how they are embedding in and working with local communities. It’s only through deep partnerships and local leadership that we will be able to achieve a healthier future for everyone. 📸 @mlw_programme
It was an honour to join this year’s Global Women Leaders Summit hosted by @rockefellerfdn and @georgetown_wps in Bellagio. The group of distinguished political leaders and trailblazers discussed the crucial role of women’s leadership in advancing global security and mitigating the climate crisis. I look forward to seeing these important discussions turn into concrete steps for future collective action.
@helenclarknz was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand and my latest podcast guest for @giwlkings. Still a leader in sustainable development and gender equality, Helen shares insights from her decades of experience on the global stage. 🎧 Listen and subscribe to this and all episodes via link in my bio.👆
A new book club episode of @apodcastofonesown is out now! In this episode @juliagillard and @the_shb_ discuss The Wren, The Wren by Man Booker Prize winner, Anne Enright. Shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, the novel explores an Irish family’s love, betrayal and intergenerational trauma. We’d love to hear what you thought of The Wren, The Wren. Listen at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts, and if you haven’t already, please subscribe!
🎧🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE🎙️🎧 Listen and subscribe via link in bio 👆 “Driving while female” is what the police charge sheet read when Manal al-Sharif was arrested in 2011 for driving a car in Saudi Arabia. Infuriated by the lack of rights for women in her country, Manal set out to change things, and in doing so risked her liberty, and her family. Her arrest received worldwide attention and set Manal on a path to further activism for women’s rights. An incredibly accomplished woman in the world of technology, Manal has also been listed as one of Forbes Top 50 Women in Tech, and by Newsweek as one of the 10 tech-revolutionaries in the world. We delve into what motivates and exasperates her, and why, despite social media helping propel her activism, she ultimately decided to leave it altogether. Manal’s perspective is one I know you’ll find fascinating.
A new Book Club episode of A Podcast of One’s Own is now out! In this episode, @juliagillard and @the_shb_ discuss The Sun Walks Down, an exceptional novel from Australian author Fiona McFarlane. Julia and Sarah discuss how the book approaches issues including colonialism, race, gender and how each of us is connected to the land around us in different ways. We’d love to hear your thoughts about The Sun Walks Down so please comment below. 🎧Listen to the episode via the link in bio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
A new Book Club episode of A Podcast of One’s Own is out today! In this episode, @juliagillard and @kathy.lette explore Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by globally-acclaimed author, Salman Rushdie. In his memoir, the Booker Prize winner relives the horrifying moment he was repeatedly stabbed, almost to death, while on stage in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on keeping writers safe from harm. Julia and Kathy delve into his extensive body of work, his life under 24-hour protection and the fatwa believed to have sparked the attack, which reverberated around the world and reignited debate around freedom of speech. Kathy – a close friend of Rushdie’s – also shares her personal insights of helping to care for him while he was in hiding and details his remarkable road to recovery. We’d love to hear your thoughts on Knife below👇 Listen to the episode via the link in bio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
After reading @adamgrant’s book Think Again, I was delighted to be invited to appear on his @ted podcast Re:Thinking. I very much enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on my misogyny speech and what it means to women today. We also discussed the challenges confronting women in leadership, attitudes toward gender equality and even the Barbie movie! You can take a listen here: link.chtbl.com/Julia-Gillard
Did you know that more than 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM)? Our latest podcast guest, Domtila Chesang, has dedicated her life to protecting girls from the devastating practice and educating communities in her home country, Kenya. In a candid and emotional conversation, Julia and Domtila discuss what led to Domtila’s career in activism and the progress – and setbacks – to eradicating FGM for good. Listen to Domtila’s incredible story at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Hope Prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories of hope, courage and resilience. Many of the entries were deeply personal and vulnerable, and I felt very privileged to read them. The high calibre of the stories made choosing the winners no easy task for the judging panel. I look forward to seeing the anthology that will be published by @simonschusterau in December, with all royalties going to Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial.
A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Hope Prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories of hope, courage and resilience. Many of the entries were deeply personal and vulnerable, and I felt very privileged to read them. The high calibre of the stories made choosing the winners no easy task for the judging panel. I look forward to seeing the anthology that will be published by @simonschusterau in December, with all royalties going to Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial.
A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Hope Prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories of hope, courage and resilience. Many of the entries were deeply personal and vulnerable, and I felt very privileged to read them. The high calibre of the stories made choosing the winners no easy task for the judging panel. I look forward to seeing the anthology that will be published by @simonschusterau in December, with all royalties going to Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial.
A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Hope Prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories of hope, courage and resilience. Many of the entries were deeply personal and vulnerable, and I felt very privileged to read them. The high calibre of the stories made choosing the winners no easy task for the judging panel. I look forward to seeing the anthology that will be published by @simonschusterau in December, with all royalties going to Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial.
A huge congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Hope Prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their stories of hope, courage and resilience. Many of the entries were deeply personal and vulnerable, and I felt very privileged to read them. The high calibre of the stories made choosing the winners no easy task for the judging panel. I look forward to seeing the anthology that will be published by @simonschusterau in December, with all royalties going to Australia’s leading mental health charity @beyondblueofficial.
📚 New book club out today! 📚 In this episode, @juliagillard sits down with her good friend, the hilarious best-selling author @kathy.lette for a deep dive of The Fraud by British author Zadie Smith Set in the Victorian era, The Fraud retells the captivating real-life events of the Tichborne Trial. A man has returned to London claiming to be Sir Roger Tichborne – the heir to a large fortune. But he was long believed to have died on the journey to Australia, and the family is unconvinced that this cockney butcher is their long lost Baron. Told largely from the perspective of Eliza Touchet, a housekeeper who is enthralled by the trial, the novel weaves together history and fiction and takes us on a journey from literary London to the sugar-cane plantations of Jamaica. Julia and Kathy delve into the book’s exploration of race, class, gender, age and beauty, with many laughs along the way! Listen with the 🔗 in our bio, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
