AmCham: My Story with Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister

Event Date: 
04 December 2014
Time: 
07:30am
Price: 
$198.00
Venue: 
Parmelia Hilton
14 Mill Street
PERTH

Join AmCham for this special Women in Leadership event with Former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, as she provides insight into the workings of a political leader.

This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time - a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals. It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while attending to our international obligations and building strategic alliances for our future.

This is a politician driven by a sense of purpose - from campus days with the Australian Union of Students, to a career in the law, to her often gritty, occasionally glittering rise up the ranks of the Australian Labor Party.

Refreshingly honest, peppered with a wry humour and personal insights, Julia Gillard does not shy away from her mistakes, admitting freely to errors, misjudgements, and policy failures as well as detailing her political successes. Here is an account of what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister - her view of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her, and a reflection on what it means - and what it takes - to be a woman leader in contemporary politics.

Copies of the book “My Story by Julia Gillard” will be available for sale and signing on the day.


Organiser: 
The American Chamber of Commerce
eventswa@amcham.com.au
www.amcham.com.au
08 9325 9540
08 9221 3725

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