Politics
Julia Gillard
First female Prime Minister of Australia
Born 1961
Photo: Dilma Rousseff · CC BY-SA 2.0
«I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. I will not. Not now, not ever.»
Julia Gillard was Australia's first female prime minister, from 2010 to 2013, and introduced a national disability insurance scheme and a carbon pricing system. Her speech on sexism in parliament in 2012 was watched worldwide.
Key achievements
- First female Prime Minister of Australia, 2010–2013
- Her misogyny speech became a global feminist landmark
- Chairs the Global Institute for Women's Leadership
Universities
Melbourne, Victoria
Took degrees in arts and law in 1986, having been president of the Australian Union of Students.
Facts
- She moved to Australia from Wales as a child after doctors advised a warmer climate for her health.
- She interrupted her studies in Adelaide to move to Melbourne and lead the national student union.
- She now chairs a global education partnership that funds schooling in the poorest countries.
Photographs
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