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A podcast series hosted by Julia Gillard in her role as Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London.

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Ayesha Hazarika on women an...

08.05.2020

Julia talks to former political advisor and comedian Ayesha Hazarika. They discuss the similarities between comedy and politics these days (“there’s barely a cigarette paper between them”), fighting to push equality policies up the agenda in male dominated environments, and ...

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08.05.2020 Ayesha Hazarika on women and political power Julia talks to former political advisor and comedian Ayesha Hazarika. They discuss the similarities between comedy and politics these days (“there’s barely a cigarette paper between them”), fighting to push equality policies up the agenda in male dominated environments, and ...
07.23.2020 Anne Marie Rafferty on women in nursing In a special episode marking 2020 as the Year of the Nurse, Julia talks to Anne Marie Rafferty, President of the UK’s Royal College of Nursing and Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s College London. They discuss the incredible sacrifices ...
07.09.2020 Reni Eddo-Lodge on intersectional feminism Julia talks to British writer Reni Eddo-Lodge. Author of the award-winning book ‘Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race', Reni discusses the importance of intersectionality, how we move beyond a ‘white feminism’ which prioritises certain women’s voices ...
06.25.2020 Regina Benjamin on women in healthcare Julia talks to Regina Benjamin, the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, who was appointed under President Obama. Regina shares her concerns over Covid-19’s disproportionate impact on ethnic minority populations, how she rebuilt her solo rural medical practice following ...
06.11.2020 Katharine Viner on women in journalism Julia talks to Katharine Viner, the the first female editor-in-chief at The Guardian and one of few women to have edited a national UK newspaper. In a recording made before the Covid pandemic hit, they discuss whether journalists have diversified ...
05.27.2020 Cate Blanchett on women in film Julia talks to two-time Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett about telling women’s stories through film, the importance of diversity in creating compelling and surprising art, and her decision to play staunch anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly in new TV series, Mrs. ...
05.13.2020 Hannah Fry on predicting coronavirus and women in maths Julia talks to Dr Hannah Fry, perhaps the UK’s best-known mathematician. They discuss Hannah’s 2018 BBC documentary Contagion, which predicted the coronavirus crisis with uncanny accuracy, and the lack of female representation among the scientists advising the UK government during ...
04.30.2020 Sally McManus on women and trade unions Julia talks to Sally McManus, the first woman to serve as Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions in its 90-year history. Sally discusses trying to gain acceptance in a male-dominated environment, leading the fight against unequal pay for ...
04.15.2020 Sally Davies on women in medicine Julia talks to Professor Dame Sally Davies, the first and only woman to serve as Chief Medical Officer for England. They discuss the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, how she provided advice on healthcare crises, and why she ...
04.01.2020 Emma Watkins on gender stereotyping Julia talks to Emma Watkins, aka Emma Wiggle, the first and only woman to be part of Australia’s hit children’s entertainment group the Wiggles. She talks about dealing with backlash when she became the first female Wiggle, how she connected ...
03.20.2020 Mary Beard on women in academia Julia talks to Cambridge Classics Professor and TV historian Mary Beard, who discusses the first recorded examples of misogyny in Ancient Greek mythology, fighting back when told she was “too ugly” for TV and why we need more women professors. ...
03.04.2020 Deborah Frances-White on women and guilt The Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White talks to Julia about the power of podcasting in making women’s voices heard and why women need to rid themselves of unnecessary guilt that holds them back. Frances-White believes her confessional and collaborative show, which ...
02.20.2020 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 ...
02.07.2020 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 ...
01.21.2020 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 ...
12.21.2019 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.18.2019 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 ...
12.13.2019 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 ...
11.14.2019 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 ...
10.24.2019 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 ...
10.03.2019 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 ...
09.20.2019 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 ...
08.01.2019 Pamela Hutchinson on workplace equality Bloomberg’s Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Pamela Hutchinson, talks to Julia Gillard about how we accelerate the pace of change in workplace equality and why we need to include all women, not just certain groups, when it comes to ...
08.01.2019 Pamela Hutchinson on workplace equality Bloomberg’s Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Pamela Hutchinson, talks to Julia Gillard about how we accelerate the pace of change in workplace equality and why we need to include all women, not just certain groups, when it comes to ...
07.14.2019 Tanya Plibersek on women in politics Former Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, Tanya Plibersek talks to Julia Gillard about juggling her career in politics with family life. Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering ...
07.14.2019 Tanya Plibersek on women in politics Former Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, Tanya Plibersek talks to Julia Gillard about juggling her career in politics with family life. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
06.26.2019 Kathy Lette on motherhood and women writers Australian-British bestselling author Kathy Lette talks “chick lit”, motherhood and why it benefits men to do more housework, with Julia Gillard. An outspoken comic writer and pioneering voice in contemporary feminism, Lette talks about her role as a writer to ...
06.26.2019 Kathy Lette on motherhood and women writers Australian-British bestselling author Kathy Lette talks “chick lit”, motherhood and why it benefits men to do more housework, with Julia Gillard. An outspoken comic writer and pioneering voice in contemporary feminism, Lette talks about her role as a writer to ...
06.11.2019 Sandi Toksvig on women in comedy Sandi Toksvig talks to Julia about her experience forging a career as a leading female comedy figure in a male-dominated world, as well as the sexual harassment of women comedians and her decision to come out as the first lesbian ...
06.11.2019 Sandi Toksvig On Women In Comedy Sandi Toksvig talks to Julia about her experience forging a career as a leading female comedy figure in a male-dominated world, as well as the sexual harassment of women comedians and her decision to come out as the first lesbian ...
06.03.2019 A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard - Trailer The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership is launching a new podcast series hosted by Julia Gillard, first and only women to be Prime Minister of Australia. Each episode will see Julia in conversation with prominent female leaders from the worlds ...
06.03.2019 A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard - Trailer The Global Institute for Women’s Leadership is launching a new podcast series hosted by Julia Gillard, first and only women to be Prime Minister of Australia. Each episode will see Julia in conversation with prominent female leaders from the worlds ...