– and leadership expert Jacquie Molloy
– that we must be willing to step
up without help. (See main feature)
These two viewpoints are not mutually
exclusive.
However, there is one aspect of
removing the invisibility cloak that
cannot be done without a collective
effort.
Champions.
Men keep the legends about
themselves alive. They boast on each
other’s behalf. They embelish and
dramatise each other’s achievements.
Notable and influential women
from today and yesterday need us to
champion their legends.
How?
Throughout history, truly splendid and
significant women have faded into
Practice remembering the names and
obscurity, while the spotlight has stayed achievements of women in history.
on men for centuries.
Write them down, blog about them,
search out more. Celebrate the
Yes, we all know about the great
adversity they overcame. Reveal them
scientist and inventor of the … what
with pomp and ceremony to our sons
was it? … Marie Curie, but for every
and daughters.
woman, we can think of five men,
and remember their achievements.
Celebrate the legends in our times. The
Archimedes and his bath; Newton and sister of Mark Zuckerberg, the woman
his apple; Einstein and his relativities; who runs Yahoo, the previous CEO of
Michelangelo and his inventions; and
Westpac, the presidential contender
the Wright brothers with their flying
of the United States, the inventor of
machine.
synthetic skin. Remember their names.
Share their stories.
What do these historical figures have
that makes them remembered?
Finally, we must champion each other.
KATH WALTERS is a media relations
and content marketing trainer. A former
journalist, Kath has written an estimated
1.3 million compelling, informative and
carefully-researched words for top-quality
print and digital media mastheads,
including BRW, SmartCompany, The
Australian Financial Review and Boss
Magazine.
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