![]() The “misogyny speech” reverberated around the world and continues to reach further into our collective consciousness to this day. On 9 October 2012, Julia Gillard stood in Parliament House and delivered one of the most impassioned and iconic speeches in the history of Australian politics. Find out more about the campaign, and what you can do to support its mission, here: . We’re releasing this episode to coincide with the 16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence an international campaign that calls for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. ![]() Regina and Julia discuss how we can address barriers to women’s political participation, such as violence against women in politics both online and off, uneven access to electoral justice, and restrictive gender norms. Today, she is working with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems to support female leaders and advance gender equality in the electoral process. Regina served as the Obama administration’s director for human rights and gender at the White House National Security Council and as the chief of staff in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues at the US Department of State. Regina Waugh has been working in public service for over a decade to advance the rights of marginalised groups, champion gender equality and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The Patriarchs is available to order from independent UK bookshops here: , and in Australia here: . Her latest book, The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule, is released this month and explores the roots of gendered oppression and how patriarchal systems became embedded in societies and spread across the globe. Both are on university reading lists across the world. In 2020, Angela was named one of the World’s Top 50 Thinkers by Prospect Magazine and in 2018 she was voted one of the most respected journalists in the UK.Īngela has written Superior: The Return of Race Science, which was published in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim, and Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, which has been translated into fourteen languages. She has worked as a reporter for numerous media outlets including the BBC, the Guardian, New Scientist and National Geographic. ![]() Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist and author.
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