We have got to get to grips with this, and we have to ask o… - Julia Gillard

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We have got to get to grips with this, and we have to ask ourselves as feminists a fairly difficult and deep question about whether we have in our rhetoric and campaigning for gender equality been as careful as we should be to explain that actually gender equality will be better for everyone.

Julia Gillard

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Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the only female prime minister in Australian history.

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Birth Name: Julia Eileen Gillard

Alternative Names: Prime Minister Gillard • The Honourable Julia Gillard MP

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