Please click the link to see an inspiring speech by the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, in which she attacks the leader of the opposition for sexism, calling him a misogynist.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/12/julia-gillard-sexism-australian-women?newsfeed=truey
I hope one of our female MPs in the UK will stand up to David "Calm Down Dear" Cameron in this way. It is interesting how the Australian media (overwhelmingly male and middle class) saw this speech as a political disaster and said that her judgement was flawed. However, Gillard seems to have struck a chord with women around the world. Lets follow her example and stand up to sexism and misogyny. We should not have to put up with it. We deserve equality and social justice.
For more on this story and the rise of a new wave of feminism in Austalia: http://newmatilda.com/2012/10/10/gillard-rides-new-wave-feminism
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"This page is for people who are sick of the sexism dished out to women in public roles in Australia, whether they be our Prime Minister or any other woman"
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