SYDNEY – Julia Gillard, Australia’s first female Prime Minister, who once took the international stage by storm with a fiery speech against misogyny, found herself in an ironic quagmire during a recent interview. Gillard hesitated and appeared uncertain when asked to provide a straightforward definition of a ‘woman’.
The unexpected stumble occurred during a television interview where Gillard was discussing gender rights and the evolving conversation surrounding gender identities. “Well, it’s complicated,” was her response when the question of defining a woman arose.
Social media users, never one to miss a beat, immediately highlighted the contrast between her iconic speech defending women’s rights and this recent uncertainty. One user tweeted, “How can you champion women’s rights if you can’t define them?”