No Job for a Woman

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Sallyanne Atkinson ISBN: 9780702257391
Publisher: University of Queensland Press Publication: September 28, 2016
Imprint: University of Queensland Press Language: English
Author: Sallyanne Atkinson
ISBN: 9780702257391
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Publication: September 28, 2016
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Language: English

'A true trailblazer for her generation …' Sallyanne Atkinson was the first female Lord Mayor of Brisbane, the first female senior trade commissioner to Paris and has been a leader in business and corporate life for over four decades. No Job for a Woman takes us from her wartime childhood in Sri Lanka through her early career as a journalist and TV personality into her life in politics. For the first time Sallyanne Atkinson offers a behind-the-scenes look at her dynamic and colourful life, including her involvement in three Olympics bids. A trailblazer for working mothers, Sallyanne shares the challenges and the triumphs of raising five children while forging a high-profile career. With her characteristic warmth and humor, she shows how she defied the expectations of a generation.

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'A true trailblazer for her generation …' Sallyanne Atkinson was the first female Lord Mayor of Brisbane, the first female senior trade commissioner to Paris and has been a leader in business and corporate life for over four decades. No Job for a Woman takes us from her wartime childhood in Sri Lanka through her early career as a journalist and TV personality into her life in politics. For the first time Sallyanne Atkinson offers a behind-the-scenes look at her dynamic and colourful life, including her involvement in three Olympics bids. A trailblazer for working mothers, Sallyanne shares the challenges and the triumphs of raising five children while forging a high-profile career. With her characteristic warmth and humor, she shows how she defied the expectations of a generation.

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