Pru Goward became federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner in July 2001. Following the introduction of the Age Discrimination Act in 2004, Pru Goward was also appointed Commissioner Responsible for Age Discrimination.
As Sex and Age Discrimination Commissioner, Pru undertakes educational activities to promote the law which aims to reduce discrimination in Australia.
She is an economist by training and a broadcaster by practice. She spent 19 years with ABC TV and Radio as a current affairs journalist and later as a political reporter and commentator. Pru also wrote extensively for newspapers and magazines during that time.
Pru was also Government Spokesperson during the Sydney Games and was responsible for developing Olympic and Paralympic media strategies for all Commonwealth agencies.
In 2004 she was nominated by The Australian as one of the forty most influential Australians. The Australian Financial Review voted her as one of the country’s top cultural and industrial relations influencers. Her speeches have been reproduced in published collections and in 2001 she was awarded a Centenary Medal for her services to journalism and women’s rights. |
