Sex, Lies and Question Time

Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all

Cover Art for 9781743796399, Sex, Lies and Question Time by Kate Ellis
ISBN: 9781743796399
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 7 April, 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Editions:
6 other editions of this product
Genre:Politics, Nonfiction

In Sex, Lies and Question Time, former MP Kate Ellis looks at what it is really like to be a woman in Australian politics today. In 2017, a survey showed zero per cent of young Australian women would consider entering politics. Zero. In a time when we critically need women in our parliament, and in a country that was an early leader in women's political participation, there is a perception that women and politics don squo;t mix. Shocking incidents have exposed the sexism that women in politics face from opposition, the media, the public, even their own colleagues. And those headlines only tell half the story. In Sex, Lies and Question Time, Kate Ellis tells the sometimes enraging, often funny and incredibly honest full story of women in Australian politics today. As well as sharing the experiences of her own fifteen years in parliament, Kate has spoken to politicians from across Australiassquo;s political spectrum, including former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Julia Bishop, Penny Wong, Linda Burney, Sarah Hanson Young and Pauline Hanson. Kate explores issues like sexism, bullying, motherhood, appearances, social media, racism, the sisterhood and, of course, sex. But she also celebrates everything Australian female politicians have achieved. Because most of all this book is a powerful call for Australian women to inspire to political leadership, to shape a fairer Australia adash; where lsquo;women squo;s issuescsquo; are everyonetsquo;s issues.

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