A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

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...

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 whi...

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, further...

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...

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 furthering gender parity. Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to cre...

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 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 in...

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 lift up readers, dealing with life’s difficulties - including all the issues women face, in a humorous, confessional style which draws on h...

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 in the public eye in Britain. 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...

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 of business, media, activism and more besides, celebrating their stories and learning the lessons from their lives to share insight into what works to...