Leadership A Tribute To Susan Ryan Future Women Ambassador, Wendy McCarthy AO, pens a moving tribute to her lifelong friend and trailblazing feminist, Susan Ryan AO. By Wendy McCarthy Leadership Future Women Ambassador, Wendy McCarthy AO, pens a moving tribute to her lifelong friend and trailblazing feminist, Susan Ryan AO. By Wendy McCarthy Previous article Maya King on the US Election: What You Need To Know. Next article Chloe Shorten: “To my daughter and the class of 2020: You’ve got this.” It is difficult to exaggerate the significance of the life of Susan Ryan. She was a woman of her time determined to make the world a different and better place. She had a fierce intelligence and the courage to take on the system when she saw the need for change to improve the lives of Australians.Her sudden death on September 27 came as an unbearable shock to those close to her as I was. We had been friends for nearly 50 years brought together by the feminist politics of the early 1970s. We were co-founders of the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL), she in Canberra and me in Sydney. 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. Best of Future Women The Latest Mary Fowler is the Barbie Australia deserves By Sally Spicer The Latest 700 women return to work or training thanks to innovative program design By FW Leadership Why employers shouldn’t be scared of Respect@Work By Ruby Leahy Gatfield The Latest Four things you should know about Ajla Tomljanović By Bojana Kos Culture A complex royal legacy and a grim outlook for women By Emily Lienert Culture Meet the woman who changed Beyoncé’s mind with a tweet By Bojana Kos Culture Apropos of nothing: Four words to describe actress Emilia Clarke By Bojana Kos Culture Domestic violence wins don’t come easy, and finally there’s something to celebrate By Sally Spicer
