Women's Day Breakfast - Belinda Stronach

For her annual Women's Day breakfast, Anita Neville invited Belinda Stronach (second from top photo - Anita is shown with Belinda and Leah Ross). There was a packed hall at St. Mary's Academy.

Belinda spoke of the need to involve more women in politics, and the commitment of the Liberal Party to try to achieve 50% of candidates being women in the next federal election. She also drew a quote from Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas who said "Being a woman in politics is like being Ginger Rogers. You have to do all the same dance steps as Fred Astaire, but you have to do them backwards and in high heels." This reference was also used in Sharon Carstairs recent book about women in politics (Peter St. John is shown in top photo with Belinda and Sharon's book).

Ann Coghlan of St. Mary's Academy was effective at the podium (bottom left). Among the guests was Gail Asper(bottom left photo).