by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Dec 21, 2023 | events, Ideas, Publishing
I am very tired! Like a ‘cry in your cup of tea after a relatively minor outlook problem’ tired. Writing on the second last day of the working year, I am frustrated by how much there is left to do, but with no desire to do any of it. It’s been a very...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Dec 8, 2023 | Data, Ideas
Today is (probably) the last of my interviews for 2023. Over the last 6 months I have interviewed over 25 women in executive and board roles of Australia’s largest companies from the 1990s to now. Some have been in person, and some have been virtual. In each instance,...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Mar 15, 2023 | Data, Ideas, Writing
In the quest to improve the number of women on boards, we often focus on the individual. We police women’s CVs and tell them their personal characteristics (or personality) are the reason they haven’t reached leadership roles. Tertiary and postgraduate qualifications,...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Sep 9, 2022 | events, Ideas, Publishing
Last month, I was thrilled to co-host the symposium ‘Australasian economic history and the future of interdisciplinarity’. Held online and at ANU, on the land of the Ngunnawal people, a diverse range of contributors came together to discuss new research...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Aug 19, 2022 | events, Ideas, Publishing, Writing
It was a very busy July! After several years of virtual conferences – and the very real ongoing impacts of COVID-19 hanging over us – I attended two in person conferences between late-June and late-July. The first was the Australian Historical Association...
by Dr. Claire E. F. Wright | Jul 29, 2022 | Ideas, Publishing, Writing
I was very happy to be recently asked to contribute to the Economic History Society’s blog, The Long Run, on the insights of my new book, and lessons for economic historians around the world. In an episode of excellent timing, this was posted in the middle of...