Kerry Chikarovski - misbehaving politicians, #MeToo, women in sport

Kerry Chikarovski was the first woman to lead a major political party in NSW. In this interview we explored the changes in politics, lifestyle and flexible workplaces, the #MeToo movement, ceding governance to the private sector, and the gender pay gap in sport. Kerry’s book ‘Chika’ is available at your local library if you are lucky or in person at the National Library of Australia in Canberra: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3067349 Follow Kerry: Twitter @kerrychika LinkedIn /KerryChikarovski www.chikarovski.com.au Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SfxCSJvlfz0 ----------------------------------- 1:24 Kerry spearheaded the first flexible workplace policy in Australia 2:57 Kerry’s predictions for future workplace changes 7:01 The type of people attracted to politics 8:28 Learning to manage the new media and social landscape 10:38 Australians are better judges of character than we think 11:42 The #MeToo movement. Is it a new problem? 15:09 Is there a systemic gender problem? 17:39 Are women disadvantaged? 19:48 Big Tech and Big Business adopting a political and governance role 22:34 Big Tech as the world’s largest editor and arbiter of truth 25:53 Are we ceding governance to the private sector? 28:50 What people misunderstand about politicians and business leaders 34:34 The popular narrative for political success 38:07 How Kerry redefined her life after politics 42:05 Women’s Rugby 47:07 The gender pay gap in sport 51:03 What would Kerry do with a magic wand?