Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons

An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words.

With broad experience on the world stage in politics, economics and global not-for-profits, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Julia Gillard have some strong ideas about the impact of gender o the treatment of leaders. Women and Leadership takes a consistent and comprehensive approach to teasing out what is different for women who lead. 

Women and Leadership presents a lively and readable analysis of the influence of gender on women's access to positions of leadership, the perceptions of them as leaders, the trajectory of their leadership and the circumstances in which it comes to an end. By presenting the lessons that can be learned from women leaders, Julia and Ngozi provide a road map of essential knowledge to inspire us all, and an action agenda for change that allows women to take control and combat gender bias.

Featuring Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Clinton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Theresa May, Michelle Bachelet, Joyce Banda, Erna Solberg, Christine Lagarde and more.

About the authors:

Julia Gillard was sworn in as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia on 24 June 2010 and served in that office until June 2013.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was Nigeria’s Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2015. She was Managing Director of the World Bank from 2007 to 2011 and is currently Senior Adviser at Lazard and Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

Product details:

Authors: Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Publisher: Penguin Random House 

Dimensions: 130 x 20 x 200 mm

Pages: 327

Format: Paperback

Published date: 14 September 2021

ISBN: 9781761043734