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May 2019
57m 46s

Bossing up with Tina Tchen, former White...

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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How can women in power can affect social change? A leading voice in international conversations on these issues, Tina Tchen has been instrumental in spearheading the Time’s Up movement’s Legal Defense Fund. Join Tina Tchen as she talks with Edwina Throsby about Time's Up and diversity at work.

Session supported by University of Sydney.


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