Julia Gillard

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

A powerful call to action for achieving equality in leadership. Women make up fewer than ten per cent of national leaders worldwide, and behind this eye-opening statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. Through conversations with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women--including Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bachelet, and Theresa May--Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren't more women in leadership roles.

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Women and Leadership

How many women have won an Academy Award for Best Director? The answer is one: Kathryn Bigelow for the film The Hurt Locker. That makes one woman and ninety-three men across the history of the Oscars.

How many women have led the United Nations or the World Bank? Zero.

How many women have held the office of President of the United States, France, Nigeria, Mexico or Japan? Zero.

How many women have been Prime Minister of Italy, Spain, Sweden, Malaysia or Singapore? Zero.

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