Gillard and the question of gender

By Michael Gordon
Updated September 24 2014 - 9:18pm, first published 9:32am
Julia Gillard Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Julia Gillard Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Julia Gillard delivers her famous misogyny speech to Parliament, a speech that attracted 2.5 million hits on YouTube. Photo: Andrew Meares
Julia Gillard delivers her famous misogyny speech to Parliament, a speech that attracted 2.5 million hits on YouTube. Photo: Andrew Meares

"I was not going to stand before the nation and cry for myself. I was not going to let anyone conclude that a woman could not take it. I was not going to give any bastard the satisfaction. I was going to be resilient one more time."

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