Catherine Fox (journalist)

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Catherine Louise Fox AM is an Australian freelance journalist, author, feminist and public speaker. [1]

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Education

Fox completed her secondary education at Brigidine College, St Ives. She has a BA in communications from the University of Technology, Sydney and an MA (Hons) from the University of New South Wales. Her 1992 Masters thesis was titled "Media Segmentation in the Australian Women's Magazine Sector". [2]

Career

Fox began her career in the financial services sector in Sydney and London and then joined The Australian Financial Review, fulfilling many roles including deputy editor, "Boss" magazine and Corporate Woman columnist. In 2012 she was co-chair of the first annual Westpac/Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards. [3] In August 2012 Fox was a keynote speaker at the Inaugural Australasian Women in Business Law Awards, held in Sydney. [4]

Fox commenced her freelance career in early 2013 and has presented at conferences, writers' festivals and been a regular contributor to Women's Agenda. [5]

Fox has spent more than twenty years advocating for gender equality [6] and is a director of the Australian Women Donors Network. [7] For International Women's Day 2017 and 2018, Fox was appointed guest editor of bluenotes. [8] [9] As at May 2020 Fox is an advisory board member and director of diversity at Women & Leadership Australia. [10]

With Jane Caro she is co-host of the "Women With Clout" podcast. [11]

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

Non-fiction

Contributions

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  20. Caro, Jane; Fox, Catherine (2008). The F Word. ISBN   9780868408231 . Retrieved 3 December 2017.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  21. Fox, Catherine (8 January 2012). 7 Myths About Women and Work. ISBN   9781742246062 . Retrieved 3 December 2017.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  22. Fox, Catherine (2017). Stop Fixing Women. ISBN   9781742235165 . Retrieved 3 December 2017.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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  24. Love@work. 30 May 2006. ISBN   9780731404322 . Retrieved 3 December 2017.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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  26. Caro, Jane (2017). Unbreakable : Women Share Stories of Resilience and Hope. ISBN   9780702259678 . Retrieved 3 December 2017.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)