The delivery was cleverly orchestrated, right down to the strategically shifting eye. This article analyses australian media portrayals of former australian prime minister julia gillard s sexism and misogyny speech to parliament in october 2012. Julia gillards misogyny speech has been turned into a. She previously served as the th deputy prime minister of australia and the deputy leader of the labor party, from 2007 to 2010. A month ago, julia gillard delivered her now famous misogyny speech. She was previously the th deputy prime minister of australia from 2007 until 2010 and held the cabinet positions of minister for education, minister for employment and workplace relations and. I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man, i will not. Jun 22, 2012 misogyny, misandry, and free speech online. The speech is a response to the sexism that tony abbott, the leader of opposition has expressed under his time as a minister and in his earlier years. The abcs video of the speech has been watched more than 3. Teens are memorising julia gillards misogyny speech and. Pm bishop accuses gillard of playing the victim 060320.
Framing gillards speech as an uncontrolled emotion outburst. Mar 16, 2014 rob davidsons setting of that speech might just go viral thanks to gordon hamilton and australian voices. Through a critical discourse analysis of the coverage of that speech in the australian print. Pm julia gillards imapassioned speech against tony abbotts motion to remove peter slipper as speaker see more at. Julia eileen gillard ac born 29 september 1961 is an australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of australia and leader of the australian labor party from 2010 to 20. Former prime minister julia gillards 2012 misogyny speech has been voted the most unforgettable moment of australian tv history by guardian readers. Julia gillard s misogyny speech in full 2012 transcript. Julia gillard still has handwritten notes from her famous. Prime minister gillard and samantha power, former us ambassador. In the misogyny speech, the prime ministers body language was unusually impassioned. Julia gillard s misogyny speech 2012 full transcript. In australia, average temperatures have risen almost one degree since 1910, and each decade since the 1940s has been warmer than the one before. Jun 16, 2014 former us secretary of state hillary clinton has told of how she reacted to julia gillards misogyny speech, and her thoughts on sexism.
Julia gillard s famous speech during which she proclaimed she would not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by tony abbott has been turned into. Former australian prime minister julia gillard has revealed that she has held onto the notes she used to deliver her blistering misogyny speech see the sp. Gillard misogyny rant on abbott goes viral newscomau. Regardless of how you felt about julia gillard as a politician, it is hard not to give her props for her iconic speech tearing abbott a gaping new one over misogyny. Sep 30, 20 julia gillard explains misogyny speech this article is more than 6 years old. The misogyny speech was delivered by julia gillard, australias prime minister on the 9 th of october in 2012. When australias prime minister, julia gillard, told the opposition leader, tony abbott, this week that if he wanted to know what misogyny looked like he should pick up a mirror, it was seen by. Nov 09, 2012 gillards speech connected because sexism is a reality in the lives of women. Oct 09, 2012 the occasion of gillards speech, and of abbotts motion, was a gem of the gaffedriven news cycle that american and australian politics share.
We decided that we had the basic definition, hatred of women, but thats not how misogyny has been used for about the last 20, 30 years, particularly in feminist language, she told abc radio. Gillard kept handwritten notes used for misogyny speech. The occasion of gillard s speech, and of abbotts motion, was a gem of the gaffedriven news cycle that american and australian politics share. Julia gillard underestimated the emotional force of her misogyny speech against tony abbott and believes that if she had been black rather than a female the derogatory comments made against. The united kingdom is about to swear in a new prime minister in the wake of its brexit referendum.
Julia gillard explains misogyny speech world news the. Jun 27, 20 in gillards parting speech she reflected on her often difficult political career and, despite her defeat, showed what even the harshest critics have lauded as grace and dignity under fire. Julia gillards views on sexism and politics are about. Julia gillards misogyny speech in full 2012 youtube. If international media attention and headlines about gillards misogyny speech are any sign. Julia gillard says online abuse deters women from political careers this article is more than 3 years old former pm says female politicians will face sexism and misogyny but must face it. Emotional power of misogyny speech was lost on gillard. Our analysis reveals that coverage of the speech comprised three principal gendered framings. Pm julia gillard s imapassioned speech against tony abbotts motion to remove peter slipper as speaker see more at. Julia gillard explains misogyny speech this article is more than 6 years old. Aug 21, 2016 clinton admired gillard for her famous 2012 sexism and misogyny speech. Mar 21, 2014 julia gillards famous speech during which she proclaimed she would not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by tony abbott has been turned into a song by an australian composer and an. Jul 01, 2015 julia gillard was the27th prime minister of australia, and the first woman to hold the position. Indeed, a youtube 2012 clip of the prime ministers presentation in its entirety.
Oct 10, 2012 pm julia gillard s imapassioned speech against tony abbotts motion to remove peter slipper as speaker see more at. Download julia gillards misogyny speech in full 2012. Thank you very much deputy speaker and i rise to oppose the motion moved by the leader of the opposition. The speech has been viewed more than 3m times on youtube and resonated with women and men not just in australia but around the world. Prime minister julia gillard s fiery speech on misogyny has prompted australias leading dictionary to. A month after gillard s now famous misogyny speech, bec zajac reflects on why the speech was so fundamentally important. Watch julia gillards speech at the media conference last night, in which she reflected on key moments as prime minister and her time as deputy prime. Australias first female prime minister reveals the sexism and misogyny she faced on her rise to the top. Recent years have seen a backlash against the real gains for women made in the 1970s. The misogyny speech was a parliamentary speech delivered by australian prime minister julia gillard on 9 october 2012 in reaction to alleged sexism from opposition leader tony abbott.
Australia pm julia gillard prompts misogyny definition. Mar 03, 2014 read this english coursework and over 89,000 other research documents. I will not be lectured on sexism and misogyny by this man, i will not. I place the widely varied media responses to gillards misogyny speech into a historical. Julias takedown quickly went viral and made headlines around the world. My recent edits at the gender politics section were aimed to provide information to the sexism and misogyny speech and to enlarge it by adding such things like a direct quote and a speech transcript. But the overwhelming support for gillard s misogyny speech last october shows that. Prime minister julia gillard discusses her famous misogyny. If he wants to know what misogyny looks like in modern australia. In the speech, gillard drew attention to sexist and hateful evaluations of her. Gordon hamilton and australian voices launched their performance on youtube. Jul 30, 2015 teens are memorising julia gillard s misogyny speech and shouting it in the streets teenagers joyfully reenact australias first female pms famous speech wordforword. Julia gillard and the gender wars cambridge university press.
Hillary clinton comments on the famous misogyny speech delivered by julia gillard. Julia gillard former australian prime minister on misogyny. Abstract language anecdotes use of pronouns parallel structures repetition october 9, 2012 australia 1. Thank you very much, deputy speaker, and i rise to oppose the motion moved by the leader of the opposition. Julia gillard and the art of rhetoric naked capitalism. Political theatre us politics snowball effect political rhetoric filtered has consequences important. Australian teenagers recite julia gillards misogyny speech.
Within a week, a youtube version of the speech had one million views. Former australian pm says speech was the result of crack point brought about by tony abbott lecture on sexism. Since it seems to have been reported on according to this name, it seems to make sense rather than something more wordy that mentions gillard and the occasion. It has its own wikipedia entry, and the macquarie dictionary even updated its definition of the term misogyny after her outburst. Julie bishop is a firm advocate of women supporting women and yet when australias first and only female prime minister julia gillard delivered her. Julia gillards attack on sexism hailed as turning point. Julia gillards misogyny speech voted most unforgettable. Julia gillard reveals what she thought when she gave the misogyny speech read more asked if she had any regrets about her famous 2012 speech on misogyny, gillard. All these years later in australia there is a lively conversation about gender and politics. The misogyny speech was a parliamentary speech delivered by australian prime minister julia gillard on 9 october 2012 in reaction to alleged sexism from opposition. A month after gillards now famous misogyny speech, bec zajac reflects on why the speech was so fundamentally important. Demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture and context. Julia gillards famous misogyny speech has been turned into a. May 26, 20 by kelliepainter on october 10th 2012, prime minister julia gillard addressed parliament house in an effort to oppose the motion move by the leader of the opposition, tony abbott.
Julia gillard and gender in australian public discourse. I added the speech date and a redirect to the julia gillard gender politics section on 24 december 2012. Here is the full text of former australian prime minister julia gillard s famous misogyny speech in 2012. I didnt know my misogyny speech would reverberate around the world julia gillard, australias first woman prime minister, was pilloried for being female, unmarried and. Ms gillard made her iconic misogyny speech while responding to thenopposition leader tony abbott, who introduced a motion in parliament to have peter slipper removed as speaker over lewd text. Clinton admired gillard for her famous 2012 sexism and misogyny speech. It examines the particular case of former australian prime minister julia gillard s misogyny speech, a rare instance of a woman in high political office directly accusing her opponent of sexism. After thenopposition leader tony abbott called for peter slipper to be removed as speaker, former australian pm julia gillard hit back at mr. Julia gillard, hailed for misogyny speech, dumped as australias first female pm. Australian prime minister julia gillard describes the context and impact of what has become widely known as her misogyny speech. Sexist does seem to be moving towards this description of surface. And gillard has repeatedly encouraged clinton to combat sexism on the campaign trail, early and with vigour.
Julia gillard reflects on misogyny speech, political. In that time, theres been much written about the event from right across the political spectrum. The macquarie dictionary has announced it is broadening the definition of the. But the overwhelming support for gillards misogyny speech last october shows that the sexism in public life is indeed noticed and. Oct 08, 2012 julia gillard misogyny speech voted most unforgettable australian tv moment. Gillard made the speech on october 9, 2012, in response to now prime minister tony abbott who when opposition leader.
Australian leader julia gillard s fiery speech in parliament on misogyny prompts the macquarie dictionary to update its definition of the word. Prime minister julia gillard s fiery speech about sexism and misogyny has even forced the word watchers to take note. Composer rob davidson has set julia gilliards famous not now. Former us secretary of state hillary clinton has told of how she reacted to julia gillards misogyny speech, and her thoughts on sexism. Julia gillards misogyny speech has been turned into a song. Theresa may takes up office as new british prime minister. The gillard speech on misogyny broke the talking heads mould with panache. Nov 11, 20 julia gillards famous misogyny speech has been turned into a song. So i dont have much in the way of informed opinions about misogyny in video games, ill leave that to others. Julia gillard born 29 september 1961 was the 27th prime minister of australia and led the australian labor party, serving from 24 june 2010 to 27 june 20. Julia gillard, a seasoned labour politician, was taken aback about the levels of sexism and misogyny she had to deal with including being accused of being deliberately barren because she had. The misogyny speech was a parliamentary speech delivered by australian prime minister julia gillard on 9 october 2012 in reaction to opposition leader tony abbotts sexist rhetoric. Julia gillard speech prompts dictionary to change misogyny definition this article is more than 7 years old australian prime ministers impassioned attack on opposition leaders views of women. And the government will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man.
Oct 10, 2012 gillard misogyny rant on abbott goes viral. Nov 29, 2012 following months of parliamentary namecalling and mockery between prime minister julia gillard and opposition leader tony abbott, the pm struck back on october 9, calling mr abbott a misogynist. Macquarie editor sue butler said gillard s remarks highlight how the term has evolved from a pathological loathing of the gender. Julia gillards misogyny speech in parliament voted most. Thanks to australias prime minister and official dictionary, were all. Julia gillard misogyny speech voted most unforgettable australian. Julia gillard on resilience after misogyny financial times. This article is concerned with questions of sexism and misogyny in the context of postfeminism. In this speech, there was none of the typical labor physical restraint.
Oct 11, 2016 key quotes from julia gillard s interview with ray martin. The occasion of gillards speech, and of abbotts motion, was a gem of the. The speech was picked up by media around the world, with feminist website jezebel calling it the best thing youll see all day. Download youtube video julia gillard s misogyny speech in full 2012 abc news mp4, mp3, avi, 3gp and more video in 4k full. Oct 17, 2012 australian leader julia gillard s fiery speech in parliament on misogyny prompts the macquarie dictionary to update its definition of the word. The abc video of her speech has had more than 300,000 views on the abc news website and youtube overnight gillard was one of the worlds top trending words on twitter, and her question time.
Julia gillard misogyny speech voted most unforgettable australian tv moment. Gillard opens up about misogyny speech on malcolm gladwells. Australias julia gillard has enjoyed a popularity boost and seems to have almost started a. Ms bishop told the lunchtime gathering that julia gillard s misogyny speech last year trivialised violence against women. Julia gillard speech gives misogyny new definition in. Oct 17, 2012 media caption julia gillard accuses tony abbott of a long history of misogyny and sexism. Julia gillards misogyny speech gets choral makeover. Julia gillards misogyny speech 2012 full transcript.
Julia gillards speech against tony abbotts motion to remove peter slipper as speaker broad analysis how did it become one of the most shared videos around the world. Misogyny, misandry, and free speech online the good men project. Viral news site buzzfeed broke gillards speech into a series. Gillard s f amous misogyny speech, the sydney morning herald could claim that caros one tweet has grown into a wide and influential womens network s. And in so doing i say to the leader of the opposition i will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. Julia baird on julia gillards misogyny speech youtube. The misogyny speech was a parliamentary speech delivered by australian. Author and broadcaster julia bairds personal defining moment in australian history. Julia gillards misogyny speech in full 2012 abc news youtube. Sep 30, 20 julia gillard still has handwritten notes from her famous misogyny speech. Gillards misogyny speech looks even better than it reads.
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