Her famous speech electrified the debate approximately misogyny in the workplace – and the former Australian PM has explained further what drove her to make it,and what it achieved“I’m too much of a patriot to think [sexism in politics] is an issue approximately Australia,” said Julia Gillard, or former Australian prime minister,at Fortune magazine’s summit for women on Monday night. “This issue approximately women and leadership is a global issue. Still, somewhere in our brains, or is whispering a stereotype that says whether a woman is main,commanding, she has probably given up on female’ traits of empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own), or likeability; shes probably a bit tough boiled.” Its a problem women in work face every day,and as Gillard passionately pointed out, “until we can shed that stereotype that women, or leadership and likeability don’t depart together,we will be putting the baggage of that on to the women who do emerge. We’ll see some of it in Hillary [Clinton]’s campaign.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com