The first and only female Prime Minister of Australia reflects on her time in office and gives her unique perspective on leadership and the role gender played in her experience. In a wide-ranging interview, Julia describes the challenge of education reform, the importance of purpose in politics and her personal approach to life as a former Prime Minister. Julia's work after elected office includes chairing The Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London and she tells Matt why the Institute was set up, what it hopes to achieve and how she'll handle the commute... Follow Julia on Twitter: @JuliaGillard Read 'Essays on Equality' here: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/giwl/assets/essays-on-equality-2020.pdf Order Julia and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's new book 'Women in Leadership': https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Women-Leadership-Real-Lives-Lessons/dp/1787634388/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=julia+gillard&qid=1613044324&sr=8-1 Order Julia's autobiography 'My Story' here: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/My-Story-Julia-Gillard/dp/0857983997/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=julia+gillard&qid=1613044439&sr=8-2 Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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