MEDIA RELEASE
14 FEBRUARY 2013
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE AND DAILY LIFE PRESENTS
ALL ABOUT WOMEN
An exciting program of talks and conversations about ideas that matter
7th April
Sydney Opera House
All About Women builds on the success of our Ideas at the House event The F-Word, which took place in 2012. Over 4000 tickets were sold to sessions with Germaine Greer, Naomi Wolf and a firecracker panel discussion. In 2013 All About Women will be a day of discussion and debate with major international guests discussing everything from parenting and sex to the state of the world. The day will conclude with a lively debate on the topic Men Can’t be Feminists and a provocative discussion M is for Misogyny.
Festival highlights include:
- Four international guests coming to Sydney to speak at All About Women:
American journalist Pamela Druckerman, author of French Children Don't Throw Food and French Parents Don't Give In
Dr Brooke Magnanti is the author of Sex Myth, but under her nom de plume Belle de Jour,
wrote The Secret Adventures of a London Call Girl
Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 2011, Leymah Gbowee, an inspiring woman who helped channel
the power of women to topple a dictator in Liberia
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a champion of women, confirmed atheist and author Infidel and Nomad. Wellknown
to Sydney audiences, she is sure to engage and shock in equal measure
- 17 sessions available on the day
- During the day, there will also be a series of panel discussions and conversations about key questions for women at work and at home on topics such as; How to be Brave, How to Lead and How to Juggle or you can hang out in the Daily Life Festival Lounge.
Sydney Opera House Chief Executive Louise Herron said, “All About Women focuses on the issues that
concern women most in 2013, from respect to revolution, politics to parenting. I am thrilled at the brave
and talented women who have agreed to be among this year’s guest speakers. All have led extraordinary
lives that can only help inform our own.”
Sydney Opera House Head of Public Programs and curator of All About Women, Ann Mossop said, “All
About Women is a contribution to making sure that women and the ideas that matter to them are a
significant part of public debate.
What we loved about The F-Word last year was the buzz in the foyers and backstage that was the sense of a
lively conversation in progress. We want to carry on the conversation, and whether you want to talk about
big ideas or something closer to home, you will find it in our program.”
Festival Pass: Access to any of our 16 sessions for $80
Conversation Pass: Access to our 10 intimate panel sessions for $50
Single tickets: Available to our 6 international headline events for $35 each
A complete list of events can be found here www.sydneyoperahouse.com/allaboutwomen
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