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Dame Cressida Dick on policing London through a pandemic

Dame Cressida Dick on policing London through a pandemic

FromA Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard


Dame Cressida Dick on policing London through a pandemic

FromA Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In London, the Metropolitan Police (the Met) are the force responsible for the incredibly complex task of keeping Londoners safe. At the helm of the Met is Dame Cressida Dick, the first woman to ever hold that position.Cressida speaks with Julia about her career path to the Met, and what it's been like to manage the police force in London through the pandemic.They also discuss murder of Sarah Everard and the policing of the vigil that followed, and how Cressida felt when she first found out the accused murderer was a serving Met police officer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (92)

Former Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard presents a podcast in her role as Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership. In each episode Julia leads a thoughtful but fun discussion with well-known female (and some male) leaders from the worlds of business, entertainment, media, sport and many more. By celebrating their stories and learning the lessons from their lives, the podcast gives us insight into what needs to be done so more women get to lead.Earnings from the podcast will go back into funding for the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, furthering the work they do to create a world in which being a woman is no barrier to being a leader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.