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ANU and ABC 666 Psychology Week Forum: Have we fallen out of love with women?
The glass ceiling is a term commonly used to refer to the complex and ill-defined barrier apparently separating many women from the very top levels of the workforce. To succeed at the top, women may have no choice but to put aside their feminine qualities and attributes, and assume an identity that is more traditionally male. The experience of success for women can therefore be very different than it is for men and it appears that Australians still struggle to feel love for female public figures in the same way they do for men. Bob Hawke, Paul Hogan and Shane Warne have all had their share of public controversy, yet a soft spot remains in the Australian consciousness about them. However, do Australians think quite so softly about women with the same high profile? When we think of Anna Bligh, Germaine Greer, or Cathy Freeman, there seems more of a challenge to find that same public soft spot so evident for high profile men. What are the real sacrifices that women must make to crack the glass ceiling -- if there are any -- and what is the psychology underlying all of this? These issues are explored by a panel of senior women and men as part of The Australian National University #39;s contribution to Psychology Week 2012. Panelists include: Associate Professor Kristen Pammer, ANU Research School of Psychology; Professor Jan Provis, ANU Medical School; Colonel Nicole Sadler, Director, Army Psychology; Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington, ANU Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic ...From:ANUchannelViews:1 0ratingsTime:01:24:15More inEducation

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