Entrepreneur Middle East November 2019 | Champions of Change

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CONFERENCE

ACHIEVING WOMEN FORUM

NO HOLDING BACK JULIA GILLARD

The former Prime Minister of Australia spoke at the RiiSE Conference: Achieving Women Forum 2019 on her insatiable ambition for the creation of a more equitable landscape for women and men b y TA M A R A P U P I C

“GLOBALLY, IN MANY AREAS, FEMALE LEADERSHIP IS LOWER THAN 30%; SOME STATISTICS EVEN SHOW THAT IT IS CLOSE TO 20%. SO, I DID WANT TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS WORKING OUT THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN CAN HAVE EQUAL JOURNEYS TO MEN.” Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia speaking at the RiiSE Conference: Achieving Women Forum 2019

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