Author of Don’t be Too Polite, Girls

One of Australia’s most influential women, Wendy has made her mark in many extraordinary ways over an extraordinary career spanning more than 50 years. A prominent businesswoman, agent of change and former university administrator, Wendy has worked for reform across the public, private and community sectors, in education, family planning, human rights, public health, and overseas aid and development, as well as in conservation, heritage, and media.

She has been on the leading edge of feminism and corporate and public life in this country and her trailblazing advocacy and leadership have made her a widely respected and revered figure.

Wendy is a woman who shaped her times as much as she was shaped by them, and now, at 80 years of age, in her memoir, she shares her remarkable life and achievements, and the lessons she learned.