Marcia Devlin

An academic since 1991, a senior university executive since 2012, and now a global thought leader in education and equity, Marcia Devlin has plenty of experience as a woman beating the odds. She has won over $AUS6 million in competitive and other funds and has led numerous national research projects. Internationally recognised for her expertise , she has been invited to give over 100 headline addresses in ten countries. She is an elected a Lifelong Fellow of the UK-based Society for Research in Higher Education. An award-winning writer, Marcia has over 320 academic, professional and media publications. A regular contributor and columnist for Fairfax Media for over 20 years, she has also written for APN Educational Media since 2003. Marcia has been published by The Australian, The Age, Campus Review, The Conversation, SmartCompany, Women's Agenda as well as numerous academic publishers. Her research and commentary are widely read and cited across the world. A strong and vocal advocate for women, Marcia has mentored, coached and supported thousands, of women seeking to progress and advance in their careers. She has personally supported numerous women to win awards - for their teaching, their leadership, their policy-making and their administration. Women have told Marcia she has inspired them to ask for raises, say no to unfair requests, query decisions that negatively affect their career, make enquiries about pay gaps, challenge biases, negotiate higher salaries, change jobs, support their daughters in their ambitions, enrol in further qualifications to improve their career options and to improve their sense of worth and self-esteem. She has written this book to augment those contributions.