“A woman must have money and a room of her own...”

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Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and is the inaugural Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at Kings College London and the Australian National University, which through research, practice and advocacy, is addressing women’s under-representation in leadership.

Lara White

Originally from Melbourne, Lara is a second-year student at the Australian National University studying a double degree of Arts and Design, and residing at Burgmann College.

Michael Brand

As director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Dr Michael Brand @michaelbrandsydney is leading the largest expansion in the art museum’s history – the Sydney Modern Project – due to open in 2022. Michael is a global cultural leader and art scholar and his work spans art museums and academia as well as government, philanthropic and community sectors.

Celia Roberts

Celia Roberts is a Professor in the School of Sociology. She is currently co-writing a book on reproduction in climate crisis. Twitter:@CeliaMRoberts

Evana Ho

Communications Coordinator in the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences. She previously produced the podcast Future Self, featuring students interviewing people doing their dream job, and produced and hosted the podcasts This Academic's Life and Better Things.

Angela Woollacott

Angela Woollacott is the Manning Clark Professor of History at the Australian National University, and is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the Royal Historical Society.

Fiona Jenkins

Fiona Jenkins is the Convenor of the ANU Gender Institute and an Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy. Her recent research on “Gendered Excellence in the Social Sciences” takes up themes close to those Virginia Woolf broaches in ‘A Room of One’s Own’, looking at the causes of women’s persistent under-representation in some disciplinary areas and the impacts this has on knowledge.

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