Barbara Cross points out that she wanted to see positive changes for women in the ALP but the branches were given little encouragement and women were still looked upon as tea ladies. Manfred Cross states that in those days, it was a man's world.
Barbara Cross discusses her nomination seeking support to stand as an ALP Convention delegate and the poor reception she received from Trades Hall, including Jack Egerton.
Greg Moran discusses the leaders of the THG including Neal Kane and the Masonic THG members. He states that they thought of themselves as left wing but were just exclusionary, sexist, sectarian, and deep down racist individuals.
Mary Kelly relates her motivations for moving into leadership positions in the Queensland Teachers Union. She focuses on women's issues in schools, covering female students and teachers, and the need for reform within the Union itself in order to address these issues.
Diane Zetlin discusses the role of women in unions, and particularly her own experience of discrimination and sexism as a woman in leadership in the NTEU.
Robin Sullivan discusses becoming the first woman Deputy Director General of Education in 1997 in the context of contemporary social justice reforms, and her interest in expanding these reforms into curriculum development. She comments on the discrimination she faced in taking on the role, and talks about changing approaches to numeracy and literacy, and the notion of a national curriculum.
Rachel Hunter discusses her decision to enter the perceived female friendly occupations of teaching and the public service, focusing particularly on her time in TAFE, including the difficulties posed by the male-dominated environment and her work to make TAFE a commercial and competitive institution.
