One From The Archives: The Misogyny Speech A Decade On

This week we dip back into the Fourth Estate archives to Tina Quinn's 2022 discussion with Samantha Maiden and Jess Hill, reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the famous and historic 'misogyny speech', delivered by Australia's then Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

While many seemed to miss the gravity of the moment in the immediate aftermath, and dismissed the speech as a misstep by a then embattled Prime Minister, it was a moment which became a global sensation, and a decade on has continued to linger in the public's memory.

So why did some in the Australian media get it so wrong at the time, and how has it informed reporting in the decade since as sexism and misogyny has experienced a reckoning?

This episode was originally broadcast in October of 2022.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices