In this episode of the Lead to Soar Podcast, Michelle Redfern speaks with Libby Lyons, former Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Libby reflects on leading a national gender-equality regulator responsible for collecting and analysing workforce data from more than 10,000 employers. She shares how evidence, investment, and political skill are required to deliver real change, and why gender equality work must be treated as core business, not a side project.
The conversation explores:
Why data and transparency are essential to workforce gender equality
How leaders build support for change before entering the room
The role of investment in driving long-term organisational outcomes
Why women supporting other women remains a leadership responsibility
How power, influence, and caucusing are used to shift resistant systems
This episode is for leaders working on gender equality at scale, and for women who want practical insight into how systemic change is actually achieved inside organisations and institutions.
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