Sex, Lies and Question Time

Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all | Kate Eliis

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Kate Ellis was a federal MP in Australia (2004 to 2019). At 30 she was the youngest person to be appointed a federal minister. Kate left politics because she couldn‘t bear to be away from her eldest son when he started school. By then she also had a younger child. In this book she interviews current & former female politicians about their experiences. She acknowledges we have come a long way, but still have a long way to go.
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Nute I like all the colors in your photo. It looks and feels like summer!š™‚ The book sounds interesting. Yes, still a long way to go for equality for women in the acknowledgment of some progress. 2y

MrsMalaprop @Nute thanks š. Yes it‘s late Spring here or Kambarang, the Noongar (First people of the south west of Western Australia) season of birth, signified by warmer temperatures and an abundance of wildflowers ā€ļø¸ā¯¤ļø¸š™¸. 2y

CarolynM Did you watch Ms Represented? Interesting to see who is willing to speak. 2y

MrsMalaprop Sure did @CarolynM & Strong Female Lead. š’Ŗš¸¼ 2y

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Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all | Kate Eliis

Women should ā€carry themselves with the confidence of a mediocre white man‘. š¤š†
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Jeg

Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all | Kate Eliis

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Excellent. Read in one day. Highly recommend. Best op shop find for a while. Inscription shows it was given to Steve for his 65th birthday in May. I doubt he read it as I found it soon after. Might be difficult for some men to read and acknowledge.
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@MrsMalaprop would you like it?

MrsMalaprop Love your review š‚, and yes I‘d love to read it. š™¸ 3y

CarolynM š¤£ I'm imagining Steve's face as he opened his gift. At least he didn't bin it! 3y

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Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all | Kate Eliis

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An engaging, personally voiced memoir of life as a woman in Australian politics. I‘m sad to say that Ellis‘ description and analysis of the misogyny experienced by women in parliament in Australia didn‘t surprise me. I was disheartened to better understand how systemically and culturally entrenched these attitudes are in ā€the way politics is done‘. I think Ellis does a great job of showing how this is felt and experienced by a range of real women.

CarolynM I kind of want to read this and Julia Banks's book together, and I kind don't too. Why make myself even angrier about it all than I am already? 3y

ClairesReads @CarolynM this is a real vibe. I understand completely. 3y

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JennyM

Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australia’s parliament matter to us all | Kate Eliis

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If I‘d read this a year or so ago, I would have been more shocked. Sadly, the sexism, misogyny (and worse) of the Australian parliament has been well and truly exposed. It‘s hard to believe this stuff is still happening in 2021. Rage inducing š�

Freespirit And then.. after all his bad behaviour Barnaby becomes the deputy PMā€¦you couldn‘t make this stuff up Jen š© 3y

JennyM @Freespirit I know! š¤Æ 3y

CarolynM @Freespirit I'd like to comment here, but I'm just lost for words, reallyš¶š³š� Kate Ellis was my parents' local member, they were sorry when she decided not to stand again. 3y

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JennyM @CarolynM @Freespirit the sad thing is that I really wasn‘t shocked to read what absolute rubbish female MPs have to put up with. Disgusting behaviour that would be tolerated nowhere else. I think it would be an extremely difficult job and I can understand why Kate Ellis decided to step down. But the culture won‘t change unless we have more female & minority representation. Recent days makes me think change is still a long way off š (edited) 3y

Freespirit Totally agree @JennyM @CarolynM 3y

Jeg All very sad indeed. Can‘t believe that person is back where they are! š� 3y

JennyM @Jeg baffling isn‘t it! Hope you are ok in WA - hoping this latest outbreak clears quickly š¤˛ 3y

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