30 April 2010

Women in leadership: progress and challenges

The Hon Dame Quentin Bryce CVO

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In this speech, Dame Quentin Bryce lays out the statistical evidence of discrimination against women in the workplace and the advantages of having women in the workplace. She talks about ideas of representation and role-modelling and how these influence the trajectory of getting women into positions of leadership. Bryce's speech can be found on page 9.

Sydney, NSW, Gadigal, Eora Nation

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TheHonDameQuentinBryceCVO

B. 1942-12-23

Former Governor-General of Australia

Dame Quentin Bryce was Australia's first female Governor-General. She is a distinguished academic, lawyer, human rights advocate, and trailblazer. During her time as a law lecturer at the University of Queensland she became known for publications and advocacy on employment discrimination and human rights law, particularly the rights of women and children. After serving as Principal of Women's College at the University of Sydney, Bryce was appointed Governor of Queensland, only the second woman to hold the role. In 1988 she was made an AO in recognition of her work in the community, and an AC in 2003. In 2014, she became an AD. Bryce was sworn in as Governor-General in 2008, and in that role she wrote more than 50 letters a day to Australians from all walks of life.

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