y separately published work icon Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles
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'In Aiming for the Skies, a woman of compassion and conviction reflects on a life rich in achievements.

'Fay Marles has lived a life of firsts. As Victoria's first Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, she played an instrumental role in the landmark case that resulted in Ansett employing its first female pilot. Over the next decade, she battled discrimination on many fronts, overseeing the commission's rapid development and expansion. She went on to found Australia's first private equal opportunity consultancy, and made history again when she became the first woman Chancellor of the University of Melbourne in February 2001.

'But in these fascinating memoirs, Marles offers much more than an account of her many personal and professional achievements. She candidly explores the influences that helped to shape her outlook and interests, from her family background and schooling to her experiences as an undergraduate at the University of Melbourne in the 1940s, where she was one of Manning Clark's first students. Her recollections of working as a young social worker in Brisbane in the 1950s, and later as a lecturer in social work at the University of Melbourne in the 1970s, offer a fascinating snapshot of the development of social work as a profession in Australia. She also describes the challenges of balancing her family life and career, and of pursuing postgraduate study as a mature-age student. Along the way, she charts her growing interest in women's issues and Indigenous affairs.

'Throughout her remarkable life, Fay Marles has aimed for the skies. Through her commitment to justice and her firm belief in the value of education, she has helped and inspired many others to do the same.' (From the publisher's website.)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Miegunyah Press , 2012 .
      Extent: 200p., [8]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports
      ISBN: 9780522853377 (hbk.)

Works about this Work

Inspirational High-Flier Robert Willson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 April 2012; (p. 28)

— Review of Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles Fay Marles , 2012 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Steven Carroll , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6-7 April 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles Fay Marles , 2012 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Steven Carroll , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6-7 April 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles Fay Marles , 2012 single work autobiography
Inspirational High-Flier Robert Willson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 April 2012; (p. 28)

— Review of Aiming for the Skies : Fay Marles Fay Marles , 2012 single work autobiography
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