Jamila Rizvi
Book for an eventJamila Rizvi is the author of the bestselling Not Just Lucky, a career manifesto for millennial women, and The Motherhood, an anthology of letters about life with a newborn.
Jamila is Editor-at-Large of the Nine Network’s Future Women, host of their podcast Future Women Weekly and weekly columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. She is also a regular commentator on The Project, Today, The Drum and Q and A, and an occasional host on ABC Radio Melbourne.
Jamila is the co-founder of the popular event series Tea with Jam and Clare, which attracts an audience of thousands each year. She previously worked in politics for the Rudd and Gillard Governments, advising on issues including media, women, childcare and employment. Jamila is an Ambassador for CARE Australia and board member of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival.
Jamila has been named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence by the Australian Financial Review. She lives in Melbourne with her husband Jeremy, son Rafi and many loads of clean but regrettably unfolded washing.
Books by Jamila Rizvi
Australia's favourite women share what they wish they'd known about life with a newborn, in this funny, moving collection edited by Jamila Rizvi
The perfect picture book for families with young children to share and make sense of the changes in their lives brought about by Covid 19 and to bring reassurance.
Media star Jamila Rizvi’s exploration of the confidence deficit holding women back, the barriers to career success this can create, and how they might be overcome. Accessible and timely, this is essential reading for millennial women.
More features
Jamila Rizvi on the early experiences of motherhood that inspired her and so many other women to share their stories.
Jamila Rizvi demonstrates how women are made to feel the need to apologise for themselves at work - and they shouldn’t have to. NOT JUST LUCKY is out now – https://penguin.com.au/books/not-just-lucky-9780143783534
Author, presenter and political commentator Jamila Rizvi reads BOB BILBY by Bluey. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/bluey-bob-bilby-9781760896638 #BobBilby #Bluey #JamilaRizvi
Australia's favourite authors read some of our most-loved picture books.
Twelve predictions of Christmas-time bestsellers for preschoolers, juniors and teens.
Read along with Julia Gillard, Sam Thaiday, Jamila Rizvi and John Wood.
Australian authors and personalities read some of our favourite picture books.