For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sheryl Sandberg and Mary Beard Women and Leadership
is a powerful call to arms about the lack of women at the top. 'Who better qualified to delve
into this topic?' Business Life _______________ Women make up less than 10 per cent of national
leaders. Behind this statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. Drawing on current
research and in conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women about
their lived experience Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala explore gender bias and ask how we get more
women into leadership roles. Speaking honestly and freely women leaders such as Jacinda Ardern
Hillary Clinton Michelle Bachelet and Theresa May talk about their ideas receiving less
acknowledgement than their male colleagues' ideas what it's like to be body-shamed in the
media and the things they wish they had done differently. Their stories reveal how gender and
sexism affect perceptions of women as leaders their pathways to power and the circumstances in
which their leadership comes to an end. The result is a rare insight into life as a leader and
a powerful call to arms for women everywhere.
