Already a Future Women? Sign in Career How to be persistent when pursuing your goals Tips on setting goals, sticking to them and convincing others to join your cause By Melanie Joosten Career Tips on setting goals, sticking to them and convincing others to join your cause By Melanie Joosten Previous article We need to talk about money Next article In 2024, gender is baked into the Federal Budget In writing my most recent book, Like Fire-Hearted Suns, I came to understand that the women who fought for our right to vote truly understood the value of persistence when pursuing their goals. Depending on what country they were in, it took years or decades before women could vote on the same terms as men – and shamefully even longer in Australia for First Nations people.Much of what these women learnt to do involved coming back again and again, and turning up even when it seemed impossible. It was this perseverance that won them the game in the end. Join the club Already a member? Sign in careergoalspersistencework in progress More from FW Career 4 traits that make you more employable By Roxanne Calder Career Three things that could help solve Australia’s childcare crisis By Grace Jennings-Edquist Culture The question victim-survivors like me are tired of being asked By Geraldine Bilston Career “Inexperienced” Catherine Livingstone is not done learning By Odessa Blain Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
