Sue Lester with Joanne Weidenmiller G20 Women in Leadership
Joanna Weidenmiller post-keynote interview with Deborah Clifton
Professor Jane Halton PSM, Sally Ranney, Hana Satriyo with moderator Virginia Haussegger AM
16-17 November 2014 following the G20 Summit in Brisbane I attended a conference called International Dialogue on Women in Leadership. Below are some snippets from some of the many speakers and panellists.
At the current rate of change, it will be 2095 before women have equal representation and remuneration across our society. Even more so in other cultures. The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO
An investment in women is an investment in society as a whole. Access to financial resources for entrepreneurship and property ownership is crucial. The Honourable Michaelia Cash
The barriers are inside women’s heads as well as men’s. Be confident in your own abilities and aim high. Have compassion and understanding plus steely determination. As women leaders leave the doors open for others to follow. The Honourable Leneen Forde AC
Women and men can be allowed to think of their life, their careers, as ‘interval training’, valuing every interval whether child raising or paid work, no matter who is doing the role. Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter
Women need to be strategic about their agenda, credentials and alliances. You will have greater influence if you display sensitivity on the international level to men’s attitude to women. Respect breeds respect. Engage the whole family to support changing the woman’s role. Mentoring is crucial. Sally Ranney
In some cultures, such as Indonesia, a legally binding quota system is the only way to create change and opportunity for women to prove themselves on the job. What works in the West doesn’t apply everywhere. Hana Satriyo
Lida Preyma and Sue Lester at G20 Women in Leadership
There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t give other women a hand up. Open opportunities by changing our language, for example, ‘flexible’ hours rather than ‘full or part time’. Professor Jane Halton PSM
You don’t drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there. Lida Preyma
Q: Do we want quotas or targets for female participation in the government and workplace?
A: Depends on the country and culture.
I believe an important distinction is equality of opportunity, not just outcome. Women still need to rise on merit, not simply gender. The same applies to men, to tribes, to race and skin colour.
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