A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard
A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard, the only woman to have served as Prime Minister of Australia sits down for insightful, moving and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most interesting people from around the world working to advance gender equality – whether that's by actively dismantling gender-based barriers, or by being inspirational trailblazers in their field. We'll bring you stories from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, sport and many more, shining a light on people doing amazing things that you might not have heard about, and learning more about those we already know and love.Julia presents a podcast in her role as Founder and Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL). GIWL is a world-leading research institute working to advance gender equality within workplaces, communities and societies. The podcast is produced by the GIWL team at the Australian National University, Canberra, with support from our sister institute at King's College London. Earnings from the podcast go back into the Institute, supporting the work we do to advance gender equality in Australia and the Asia Pacific, and beyond.To stay up to date with the Institute’s work go to giwl.anu.edu.au and sign up to our updates, or follow us on social media @GIWLANU. You can also find @APodcastofOnesOwn on Instagram.The team at A Podcast of One's Own acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 20, 2020 • 37min
Asher Keddie on women in TV
Leading Australian actor Asher Keddie opens up about the pressure fame has brought, the toxic culture around celebrity and her drive to support women in front of and behind the camera. She talks to Julia about the value of telling female-focused stories to open up conversations on gender equality, and her hope for a gender equal future in TV, as women's confidence and representation grows in her industry.If you enjoyed this episode or any others, please rate and review us on your preferred podcast provider. It really helps us reach more listeners with our message of a more gender-equal world. Any earnings from the podcast go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work we do to create a world in which being a woman is not a barrier to becoming a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2020 • 44min
Penny Mordaunt on women in the military
UK Conservative MP and Britain’s first ever female Secretary of State for Defence, Penny Mordaunt, talks to Julia about her military upbringing, the challenges women disproportionately face in politics, and how her briefs as International Development and then Defence Secretary opened her eyes to the way empowering women helps solve world challenges. If you enjoyed this episode or any others, please rate and review us on your preferred podcast provider. It really helps us reach more listeners with our message of a more gender-equal world. Any earnings from the podcast go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work we do to create a world in which being a woman is not a barrier to becoming a leader. Sign up to receive updates and event invitations from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2020 • 42min
Marcia Langton on Aboriginal women’s rights
In the first episode of series two of A Podcast of One’s Own, Julia talks to leading academic and Indigenous activist Professor Marica Langton. As the Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies, Distinguished Professor and Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne, Marcia has spent her life spotlighting the inequalities faced by Aboriginal Australians, especially women and girls.In the first episode of series two of A Podcast of One’s Own, Julia talks to leading academic and Indigenous activist Professor Marica Langton. As the Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies, Distinguished Professor and Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne, Marcia has spent her life spotlighting the inequalities faced by Aboriginal Australians, especially women and girls.If you enjoyed this episode or any others, please rate and review us on your preferred podcast provider. It really helps us reach more listeners with whom we can share our message of a more gender-equal world. Any earnings from the podcast go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work we do to create a world in which being a woman is not a barrier to becoming a leader.Sign up to receive updates and event invitations from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2019 • 34min
Julia Gillard on her highlights from 2019
A special end of year round-up of some of Julia’s favourite moments from A Podcast of One’s Own this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2019 • 42min
Hillary Clinton on global gender equality
In this special episode recorded live from King's College London, Julia talks to Hillary Rodham Clinton about the barriers to women’s equality world-wide, how she came back from that election defeat in 2016 and The Book of Gutsy Women, her new book written with her daughter, Chelsea.Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2019 • 41min
Stella Creasy on making parliament more women-friendly
Recorded midway through the UK general election campaign and two weeks before the birth of her first child, Labour MP Stella Creasy found time to talk to Julia Gillard about her life in politics, fighting to win abortion rights for women in Northern Ireland – at the cost of personal abuse that put her life in danger, and how parliament needs to change to become truly gender-equal. Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2019 • 37min
Carrie Gracie on equal pay
UK journalist Carrie Gracie famously resigned from her post as BBC China editor when she discovered her male equivalent was being paid almost twice as much as her. She talks to Julia about fighting for her beliefs in the face of a hugely stressful and belittling pay dispute, which she describes as worse than cancer.Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2019 • 43min
Yvette Williams on campaigning for Grenfell
Coordinator and co-founder of Justice4Grenfell, Yvette Williams, talks to Julia about her experience leading the campaign to get justice for the victims of the tragic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London, which claimed the lives of 72 people. Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2019 • 36min
Helena Morrissey on women in business
Top British businesswoman Helena Morrissey tells Julia about how she rose to the top in the heavily male-dominated world of finance, her campaigning efforts to increase female leadership in the sector and the career choices she and her husband have made in raising a family of nine children.Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2019 • 41min
Caroline Criado-Perez on the gender data gap
UK journalist and activist, Caroline Criado-Perez, talks to Julia about getting Jane Austen on the ten-pound note and the first ever statue of a woman in London's Parliament Square, and shares how she overcame the torrent of online abuse she received as a result. She also lays bare the stark gender gap in research data that's literally costing women's lives.Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
