Julia Gillard says she’s never watched her famous ‘misogyny speech’ | Compass

Former prime minister Julia Gillard in conversation with Compass host Indira Naidoo at the Sydney Town Hall. In partnership with the Sydney Writers Festival.
Ten years since Australia's first female prime minister gave her explosive 'not now, not ever' speech, Julia Gillard reflects on sexism, politics and female leadership.
Gillard reveals surprising encounters with her political opponent Tony Abbott and why she refuses to hold grudges.
Gillard talks about her current research with the Global Institute for Women's Leadership and how to clear barriers to enable women to become leaders.
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[@Audrey-om7vv]

Wonderful interview. We were so privileged to have had Julia Gillard as our first woman Prime Minister.

[@chingchee3876]

You are wrong. She was the worst choice by Labor and ACTU as a Prime Minister.

[@arisl2370]

@@chingchee3876 and who is better in your opinion ?

[@chingchee3876]

@@arisl2370 . Well it certainly isnt P.M Albonese. He is woefull.

[@arisl2370]

@@chingchee3876 who then ??

[@KaiHuang-qo6tj]

My daughter was inspired by Gillard when she was young and I thank her for her leadership.

[@thebrownlow]

You are a dreadful parent for brainwashing your daughter into thinking Gillard was an 'inspiration'. She's no positive role model, then or now, unless you deem deceit and backstabbing and an inability to Google definitions as positive traits worth emulating.

[@chingchee3876]

Your daughter when she turns 40 will realise Gillard was a disgraceful PM .

[@audreydoyle5268]

​@@thebrownlow five hundred bills proposed to parliment and passed, one of which indirectly saved my life, the NDIS, I'd say to one of the most productive Prime Ministers Australia has ever had in office that she is an inspiration and a brilliantly positive role model for any politician and leader from the day she was wrongly voted out.

[@AJM154]

@@thebrownlowwow judgey much

[@AJM154]

@@thebrownlowI think many are missing the point; this is not about your personal political beliefs or what party you support. People are allowed the freedom to admire, appreciate or ‘respectfully’ dislike the action of a political figure such as this speech by the then Prime Minister. It obviously left a memorable historical marker considering people still feel so strongly about it today. It’s a shame that you are unable to express your personal opinion without resorting to attacking others views in a very personal and disrespectful manner. This may came as a shock 😱 to you that, surprisingly, there are often disagreements and divisions amongst members of the SAME political party (I know right like wtf 🤯)

[@brantleyfoster021]

A global inspiration🌟

[@DD-bx8rb]

Gillards speech was virtue-signalling rubbish. She herself employed insult in the dark art that is politics and when she was a reciever of the same she played the victim and weaponised it for her advantage. Many saw through it. Every Labor PM tries to make their neo-Marxist mark on our country: divorce laws, the apology to people who were subject to the same policies of child removal as the rest of Australians, the commision into religious institutional child abuse while ignoring state education and departments and the GayBC, the "Voice", etc.

[@AJM154]

How amazing that was to watch 😮 I never saw it back in the day - I worked in state policy units then - watching political events or just news in general wasn’t fun after work. I have much greater understanding and admiration for Julia after watching the fascinating series Nemesis and stumbling across ‘The Killing Season’ series about her time with Rudd and the Kevin 07 Campaign. Julia this is a speech I will hopefully get my teen daughter to watch when she gets bored of TikTok 😂 as one of those ‘moments’ in time where it shouldn’t matter what political party you supported; this was much bigger than that - this was about ‘you’ and ‘your girls’ - the unwritten code of women having each others back regardless of political or religious persuasion

[@chingchee3876]

We can blame you and your ilk for encouraging young people to like Gillard . She was a dismal failure & achieved nothing for Australia.

[@gregory8282]

Julia Gillard was one of the BEST Prime Ministers Australia has ever had! I wish she still was.

[@heatherhall3452]

You gota be joking - I’m only here bc I’m looking for the footage I remember her saying she was part of a secret society which we now no is the Freemasons

[@JUSTAMFG2005]

She was a horrible PM. If she was any good, or her policies as opposed to a speech, she would have won her succeeding elections. Think with your brain as opposed to your heart. She was one of the worst PMs.

[@chingchee3876]

She was a complete failure as PM of Australia. Only Albanese is worse.

[@arisl2370]

@@chingchee3876 really and who now is actually better in your opinion ??

[@arisl2370]

@@chingchee3876 an penny wong is better??

[@revolvant]

Why are they holding mics instead of having a lapell mic? How uncomfortable.

[@ellie5562]

Such an important comment to make 👎

[@jackstuhley1745]

kevin07!

[@CatsandJP]

We need another Julia of her class right now to sort out the present government…and that disgraceful person Lydia Thorpe who calls herself a women (questionable) who abuses and accuses could take a leaf out of our former female PM’s book on how to behave in public.

[@chingchee3876]

They are both as bad as each other.

[@arisl2370]

@@chingchee3876 so who is better than Julia ??

[@serenaclampert4797]

Dont bring Julia back , she is terribly boring .

[@serenaclampert4797]

@SMG63854 . Just stating facts . And she achieved nothing which is why she was fired by the Labor party from acting as PM .

[@serenaclampert4797]

@SMG63854 . There are many ladies in Australian politics in 2024 who are completely useless. And they were all inspired by Julia Gilard .

[@rupertvass8793]

@@serenaclampert4797 she achieved nothing even though she was literally the most productive pm?

[@serenaclampert4797]

@@rupertvass8793 . Productive ? 🤔😂😆

[@nath-wp7xp]

Ah yes the famous pre-prepared speech that she used on the day her government gutted the single parenting payment, a move which mostly affected single mothers struggling to raise their children. Great stuff Julia.

[@blueberry3168]

Julia, one question. What is a woman? History will judge you accordingly.

[@audreydoyle5268]

You're on the wrong side of history if you have to conjure up non-sense debate on individual identity. We have more important things to discuss and resolve

[@truth-uncensored2426]

@@audreydoyle5268 It's not a matter of individual identity when it's being preached for kindergarten toddlers and making men compete against women in sports. Also even if it were purely an individual identity question it's still relevant for society to have a clear understanding of what is considered a woman in today's society.

[@chingchee3876]

Misoginy is a misnomer . Because it is actually a misandrist rant against men. Which is why PM Gillard's Labor govt was voted out at next election and Tony Abbott became Prime Minister.

[@AJM154]

Not at all-that is a base mistaken assumption that feminism is about hating men - it is actually more about wanting equality and respect for everyone

[@chingchee3876]

@@AJM154 . Post Modern Feminism is misandrist.

[@audreydoyle5268]

Your recollection of events is off. Kevin Rudd was reelected after Julia Gillard, and then Australia voted in favour of the Liberal party, placing Mr Rabbit after Rudd. And at any point during Ms Gillard's speech "Not now, not ever" did she say a single phrase of blatant disrespect to men as a whole or any insult to Mr Abbott? If she did, please feel free to enlighten me. I can assure you, I have watched her speech multiple times in full, you will be hard pressed to find any goading towards men as a whole or any piece of falsity from quotes uttered by Mr Abbott dredged up for Ms Gillard's speech. She had dirt on Mr Abbott implicating him as a misogynist, but there's not a single blemishing comment Ms Gillard has ever said on record of misandry.

[@BlinkCatBee]

@@chingchee3876 Feminism is the belief that both men and women are equal. It's called feminism because it was mainly women who had to fight for equality.

[@chingchee3876]

@@audreydoyle5268 you obviously dont understand the definition of misandrist.

[@heatherhall3452]

Pauline Hanson should have been the first woman Prime Minister she’s the only one worthy worked hard from the ground up & has triumphed above all adversity and the hell the corrupt politicians have put her through- what a disaster we have now, no lawful government since 1973 - the end is neigh 💪🏽😁

[@mikaelasmith9515]

'the end is neigh' I for one look forward to our equine overlords

[@ellie5562]

U ARE joking, aren’t you ??

[@DD-bx8rb]

@@ellie5562 Gillards speech was virtue-signalling rubbish. She herself employed insult in the dark art that is politics and when she was a reciever of the same she played the victim and weaponised it for her advantage. Many saw through it. Every Labor PM tries to make their neo-Marxist mark on our country: divorce laws, the apology to people who were subject to the same policies of child removal as the rest of Australians, the commision into religious institutional child abuse while ignoring state education and departments and the GayBC, the "Voice", etc.

[@richardjidee5761]

One of the worst Prime Ministers ever

[@anchorman87]

I mean, but every measure there is, she's not even close. Shows a real lack of understanding, intelligence, etc, to suggest otherwise.

[@JUSTAMFG2005]

People are celebrating her speech, which was fine, but are overlooking the fact that she was an awful PM that strove for bad policies. Gillard was nowhere near a good PM, much less one of Australia's best - hence her being rejected in her succeeding election, losing Labor's majority status. People need to start thinking with their brains as opposed to their hearts.

[@8ttiknio8]

What a load.....sad

[@Dilligaf666]

Should've stayed in India...