I find the Bishop comment strange given she is childless.mantra wrote:I'll look for the link later. Bishop made some comment when Gillard became PM about her being childless and the guy from WA - who lost his seat (forgotten his name) made some very sexist comments.
As far as the rest of your post goes - I agree. She should have toughened up by now - but even if she had successfully implemented the government's policies, she would have still had to jump higher to prove her worth than any male primeminister. We live in a sexist society - that's just how it is, and even today in the 21st century females aren't paid an equal wage to males for doing the same work. Women's liberation was never as successful as it has been portrayed.
She can't do the job obviously, but she started at a disadvantage anyway because of her gender.
Equal pay is another issue. I could argue the point on that all day long. Perhaps another time!
