Published Articles
Dear Mr Misogynist
This edited version of a speech given by Tracey Spicer at a Women of Letters presentation was first published on Wendy Harmer’s, The Hoopla.
The Good Girl Stripped Bare
In this frank and funny 'femoir' - part memoir, part manifesto - Tracey 'sheconstructs' the structural barriers facing women in the workplace and encourages us all to shake off the shackles of the good girl.
The news that a woman was suing Network Ten for pregnancy discrimination made headlines around the country.
Like so many women I know, Spicer has experienced far too many examples of personal and professional sexism, misogyny and gender-based discrimination.
Aussie newsreader and journalist Tracey Spicer refuses to take discrimination laying down.
Feminism
Unfiltered Conversations pairs brilliant business women who are disrupting the status quo, for an honest, intimate and authentic conversation. In this feature, join Tracey Spicer AM, multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster, and Daphne Crowhurst, 2019 South Australian Business Woman of the Year and Managing Director of Crowies Paints.
Ahead of the International Women’s Day Great Debate, we asked Tracey to share her thoughts on the progress of gender equality in the media, in Australia and for countless women who merely want their stories to be heard.
Look at the anger unleashed by replacing male traffic-light symbols in Melbourne, then imagine what would happen if we pulled down statues of misogynists and replaced them with high-achieving women.
Tracey Spicer, CEO of Spicer Communications, has an enviable portfolio career encompassing television, newspaper, radio and online journalism, and is a highly sought-after writer, speaker and media trainer. She has just authored The Good Girl Stripped Bare, challenging the structural workplace barriers faced by women.
Health
In this video Tracey Spicer talks to clinical psychologist Deanna Pitchford about ways that retirees can look after their brain health.
Despite the millions of dollars raised each year in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, most women still think it won’t happen to them.
In death – as in life – women are unequal to men
The oncologist held up an x-ray, dappled with snowflakes (unusual, on a sunny day in March).
Parenting
We interview[ed] Tracey Spicer, longtime broadcaster and recent NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, on how she and her partner organise and share their home life and careers.
“The 1950s called: they want their attitude back,” I mused, while boiling the kettle that morning.
In Australia, more than one in 100 people are on the spectrum.
"Oh, I'm sure she didn't see anything," hubby reasoned. "And if she did, she wouldn't have known what it was." Wrong.
Politics
Ben Jago's partner Nathan Lunson died before the couple had a chance to marry in New Zealand, now the 29-year-old is struggling for recognition of their relationship.
Increasingly sophisticated training techniques are turning out leaders adept at avoiding the truth.
A whistleblower claims Opposition Leader Tony Abbott tried to block Fiona Scott's preselection because ''she was mainly chosen for her looks and her father's money’'.
If the coalition wins the federal election, Julie Bishop will become one of the most powerful women in the country. It is deeply disturbing that she still believes women should choose between career and family.
TEDx Talk - The Lady Stripped Bare
Why not wrap your hands around something long and hard for your midlife crisis?
When the daily grooming ritual became too much of a burden for Tracey Spicer, she decided to go cold turkey
In January, 2014, Tracey Spicer gave a TEDx talk in Brisbane. Since the video was posted to YouTube in 2014, the video has been watched over 6,500,000 times. This was one of the first media reviews
Travel
After three years away from the snow, Tracey Spicer takes her family to Perisher and falls in love with skiing all over again.
From the thumping hub of Waikiki to the sublime stillness of the Big Island, this is the ideal family destination, as Tracey Spicer and her family discover.
These terrific 20 (plus another 30 great family destinations elsewhere on these pages) are easy to get to , not too expensive, and extremely kid-friendly.
Back in the 1980s, health retreats were all about losing weight and looking great. Now, with an ageing population, wellness tourism centres those managing a terminal illness, loss of a loved one, or mental health issues.