"First published by Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd."--T.p. verso

Prologue: Why are we writing this book? -- Doing the numbers -- Our framework -- Pathways to power: introducing our women leaders -- Hypothesis one: You go girl -- Hypothesis two: It's all about the hair -- Hypothesis three: Shrill or soft : the style conundrum -- Hypothesis four: She's a bit of a bitch -- Hypothesis five: Who's minding the kids? -- Hypothesis six: A special place in hell : do women really support women? -- Hypothesis seven: Modern-day Salem -- Hypothesis eight: The role-modelling riddle -- The stand-out lessons from eight lives and eight hypotheses - Annex: Snapshots of the pathways to power

"In conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women, Women and Leadership explores gender bias and explores the barriers to women's participation in politics"--