Wendy McCarthy interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5716650
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- McCarthy, Wendy, interviewee
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- Description:
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- 2011
- 2 sound files (ca. 112 min.)
- Series:
- Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project.
- Summary:
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Wendy McCarthy speaks about women and leadership; how Australian women define themselves regarding leadership; her family background; growing up in rural NSW; her schooling and education; role models and influences; the importance of enabling to good governance; the people and factors that shaped her life and her values; the difference between women and men in their approach of taking risks; feminism; her career as an executive at various organisations; her marriage; the impact of living and working as a teacher overseas; being identified as a change agent; her regard for mentors and the importance of mentoring; Dame Beryl Beaurepaire; her view on gender neutral leadership training; Plan International; her success at combining a career with family.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 16 August 2011 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (8 p.)
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Henningham, Nicola, 1960-, interviewer
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This belongs to the Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project.
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