Peta Credlin Makes Powerful Appearance On ‘Women Of The Future’ Panel

Tonight, the The Australian Women’s Weekly‘s ‘Women Of The Future’ Awards were held at the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney. 

This included a panel discussion hosted by Editor-in-Chief Helen McCabe, which featured an incredibly diverse range of strong Australian women: Annabel Crabb, Jesinta Campbell, and Peta Credlin. 

All eyes on Peta Credlin tonight, as she makes rare public appearance: http://t.co/gRgCVj6yV6 #wotf2015 pic.twitter.com/VmZzOMsrwD

— The Australian (@australian) September 22, 2015

Power panel: Peta Credlin, @annabelcrabb and @JesintaCampbell with @helenmccabe #wotf2015 pic.twitter.com/Axjxs65ddQ

— Sarah Harris (@SarahHarris) September 22, 2015

Peta Credlin’s appearance was hotly anticipated, as the ex-Chief of Staff rarely makes appearances, and hasn’t publicly spoken since the demise of the Abbott government. 

While Credlin’s political agenda isn’t exactly our cup of progressive tea (shock HORROR), that doesn’t detract from the fact that she knows the struggles of being a woman in the male-dominated industry of politics. And she managed to throw down some bombs of absolute truth:

Peta Credlin: women need to be resilient. Says people told her she was lucky to have her job but she worked very, very hard for it #aww

— Julia Baird (@bairdjulia) September 22, 2015

Peta Credlin: Confidence is the biggest challenge facing young women #wotf2015 https://t.co/t5rvBOU2sT

— ABC News (@abcnews) September 22, 2015

“I am not going to go into politics. I want to do something where I have my own voice.” Peta Credlin @TonyAbbottMHR‘s ex chief of staff.

— Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) September 22, 2015

Peta Credlin: Women need to be in places where they can make a difference #wotf2015 https://t.co/wnp2LiHklx

— ABC News (@abcnews) September 22, 2015

Peta Credlin: “if I was a man I wouldn’t be (seen as) bossy, I would be across my brief.” #aww

— Julia Baird (@bairdjulia) September 22, 2015

“I’m now thoroughly emancipated, I’m not looking at my phone every 15 minutes, I’m not having to talk to people I don’t want to talk to, I have a piano in my house for three years that hasn’t been opened. I’m now going to just take some time to breathe.”

AND FINALLY, THIS GLORIOUS PIECE PIECE OF POWER:

Peta Credlin says she refuses to be defined by anonymous insider gossip about her perfor… (Vine by @abcnews) https://t.co/rkz9n6KHTu

— Sandra Sully (@Sandra_Sully) September 22, 2015

GET. IT. 

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