Barrister Rashda Rana: Persist even when failure seems inevitable - Women's Agenda

Barrister Rashda Rana: Persist even when failure seems inevitable

Rashda Rana is a Barrister, Arbitrator and Mediator. She has worked at the Bar in London, in various states in Australia and in the Asia Pacific region, notably Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and China for the past 20 years. Most recently, she was the General Counsel for Lend Lease Project Management & Construction. Rashda is also an Adjunct Professor at The Sydney University Law School.

Perseverance & tenacity in the face of sheer adversity

Any one woman, with children on her hip, facing poverty & hardship through environmental and social circumstances which threaten- always – to drag people down deeper and deeper leading to despair and surrender. No one should be leading such a life in this age.

By showing them support and encouraging them to persist even when failure seems to loom; by enlarging their own circle of influence to give them the opportunity to succeed.

Support from others and very hard work

Great day of oratory in court followed by opera and dinner with my husband

Planning, planning, planning

Simple and random acts of kindness

Thoughtlessness, greed and selfishness

Just have a go

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