Carolyn Pethick
A Trusted Inspirational Speaker in Australia
For over 30 years Carolyn Pethick served with the Victorian Police with pride. It was a job she loved and she was a key part of every community she served. What most people didn’t know was that during this 30 years, she was continually bullied, discriminated against for being female and sexually harassed on several occasions. The leaders who were supposed to “have her back” clearly didn’t.
Her resilience and willingness to challenge what she knew was wrong, sometimes at an horrendous cost, have been captured in her presentations and her book, “To Hell and Back – A Policewoman’s Story”. Her presentations focus on encouraging women to speak up and report the discriminative treatment that women experience in the workplace on a daily basis.
Carolyn’s mission is to be the voice of the victims, both male and female, who are too scared or intimidated to speak out for themselves.
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It is you and women like you, who have allowed the change to begin. I congratulate you on having the courage to tell your story. I am sure your book will play an important role in promoting a better culture for women in the police force.
Carolyn Pethick enthralled our Sunbury and Macedon Ranges VIEW Club meeting with stories from her book, TO HELL AND BACK, A POLICEWOMAN’S STORY. The ladies loved her presentation and were eager to purchase her book afterwards to learn more. As the Program Officer for that VIEW Club, I am always searching for interesting Guest Speakers and previously, when I attended a function where Carolyn was speaking, I immediately approached her after and asked her to talk to our group. Listening to her twice was a huge bonus. I have since recommended Carolyn to nearby Probus Clubs. If you have the chance to attend a function when Carolyn is speaking, I would suggest that you don’t miss it.
Absolutely fantastic presentations. Kept her audiences riveted to their seats. Both the school student talks and the public talks to business people, council staff and the public were so well received and left the audiences dumbfounded with many lasting questions.
