Amie Frydenberg On Combatting The Juggle, Guilt And Being Called ‘Darling’

In a rare and intimate interview, the workplace relations lawyer and wife to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opened up about balancing her career with parenthood, and how the #MeToo movement has changed the workplace.

By Helen McCabe

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By Helen McCabe

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Workplace relations lawyer Amie Frydenberg remembers being called ‘darling’ and kissed on the cheek by a senior lawyer in front of her male colleagues in the early days of her career.

Ms Frydenberg, 40, the wife of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, 48, was speaking at a Future Women VIP dinner in Melbourne, where she acknowledged this behaviour would never be tolerated today.

Future Women wishes to thank sponsors Ceramic Group, Crown, Bird In Hand wines and L’Oreal for their support.