it's about the professionalism rather than the
glamour of the industry. "The glamour is rubbish,"
she says. "At the end of the day, it's all about
information."
to common sense and ability," she says. "Just like
our male counterparts, women newsreaders are
simply assets to the company. And if the asset's
working, it stays. If it's not, it goes."
veterinary pathology business from home and
developed it until it grew into the largest veterinary
diagnostic group in Australasia. In 2001, Judith
sold her business to the Gribbles Group. That
year, she was honoured with Australia's most
highly regarded award for women in business the
Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.
safe from violence, a role in which she revels. The
chance within the foundation to help children is
"really a wonderful space to be", she says.
negatively affect the other. "Like a lot of women,
I love my role as a mum and I equally love my role
in my profession and I didn't see that I needed
to lose one or the other as my life advanced. It's
actually a matter of keeping sight of the long-term
vision of what you want."
170-member network of business and education
leaders who are working to improve the
business culture in Melbourne, its international
competitiveness and the city's sustainability.
her role at the committee with motherhood. "I
want to give my two sons the same opportunities
I had growing up in Melbourne, to really enjoy
and fl ourish in a city that is very livable and has
wonderful economic prospects," she says.
fi rst female director of the Collingwood Football
Club in its 112-year history. One of few women on
football club boards, Sally felt no discomfort fi tting
into a male culture.
remembers. "And I could tell in the meeting that
perhaps the boys were used to communicating
in a different way. When somebody slipped a
swear word, they were so incredibly apologetic
just to me! I made them feel very comfortable
by communicating back to them in the same sort
of language! I think I've brought some class to the
board. And it hasn't hurt them too much."
dynamic professional woman helping Melburnians
traverse the challenging areas of climate change,
growing population and economic instability.
South Australian Telstra Business Woman of the
Year, Kathy's challenge now is to see Melbourne
continue to grow.
really strong prosperity and for this city to be
recognised as a world leader in sustainability."
be to ensure that we get that kind of blend in this
organisation, and hopefully that's the kind of thing
that women are going to be doing in leadership
positions around Victoria," she says. "And then
we'll be really innovative."
Seven Network in Melbourne.