Already a Future Women? Sign in Career Turia Pitt is calling out double standards The motivational icon on survival, success and combating social injustice. By Melanie Dimmitt Published 2 June, 2025 Career Turia Pitt is calling out double standards The motivational icon on survival, success and combating social injustice. By Melanie Dimmitt Published 2 June, 2025 Previous article FW launches new intake to help NSW women find work and thrive Next article How Toto’s* ex-husband used their children to keep her poor Athlete, author, speaker, business owner, burns survivor and mother of two. These are some of the credentials owned by Turia Pitt, who was once asked by an interviewer: why is she on the cover of so many of her books? “He was a bit of an arsehole, to be honest,” says Pitt to Helen McCabe as part of FW’s Too Much podcast. “I just gave him this look and he said, ‘Well, I’ve written books and I’ve never been on the cover.’ So I said, ‘Yeah, but no one knows who you are, so it’s not going to be a selling point, putting you on the cover’.” Join the club Already a member? Sign in Too Much Turia Pitt Brought to you by More from FW Career Have you built an accidental career? By Denny Nesbitt AI You don’t need to be a tech expert to lead an AI revolution. Just ask Dr Michelle Perugini. By Jesse Kitzler Career A day in the life of a young entrepreneur By Odessa Blain Career “Jobs Academy helps you reinvent yourself” By Jesse Kitzler Leadership “I didn’t have time to be sick – and that’s a problem” By Melanie Dimmitt Career Mel Silva ditched the corporate ladder. Now she’s head of Google ANZ. By Melanie Dimmitt Leadership It’s time to put your AI oxygen mask on By Melanie Dimmitt Career Jamila Rizvi quit her job with no plan. Then she did it again. By Melanie Dimmitt Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.