Julia Gillard tells US radio: I tried to 'shine a light on sexism'

By Megan Levy
Updated June 20 2014 - 2:08pm, first published 10:53am
Former prime minister Julia Gillard: "My first strategy was to ignore it [sexism], but as time went on, increasingly I thought it was better to name it." Photo: Justin McManus
Former prime minister Julia Gillard: "My first strategy was to ignore it [sexism], but as time went on, increasingly I thought it was better to name it." Photo: Justin McManus

Julia Gillard has revealed that she drastically switched her attitude towards tackling sexism in Australian politics during her time as prime minister, from at first ignoring the issue to then trying to "shine a light" on it.

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