Post by wombat on Sept 13, 2010 10:11:34 GMT -5
I've been ridiculously thrilled by Julia Gillard since she first became leader of the Labour Party. In a way, it feels like "that could have been me!". In seems more immediate because she comes from an ordinary background, she's of a similar age to me and, oddly, she was born in the next town to me. Obviously, it's taken a lot of work, talent and toughness for her to get where she but she started with none of the usual privileges. She shows what a woman can do.
On the radio this morning (BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour) they had a discussion about her with a couple of australian, female writers and they were so enthusiastic about her. Importantly, they were convinced that, unlike Margaret Thatcher, she wouldn't pull the ladder up after her.
As a teenager back in the seventies, I thought I could do anything. Then I started work and discovered how many obstacles were put in the way of young women and how "Having it all" was an impossible dream. Somewhere along the way, I lost faith.
So thank you, Julia Gillard.
On the radio this morning (BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour) they had a discussion about her with a couple of australian, female writers and they were so enthusiastic about her. Importantly, they were convinced that, unlike Margaret Thatcher, she wouldn't pull the ladder up after her.
As a teenager back in the seventies, I thought I could do anything. Then I started work and discovered how many obstacles were put in the way of young women and how "Having it all" was an impossible dream. Somewhere along the way, I lost faith.
So thank you, Julia Gillard.
