The image of the Prime Minister’s hands massaging a young woman’s head,while he quipped about having a gossip,stirred a visceral reaction in thousands of us,including me. And it wasn’t good.
When Liberal MP Bridget Archer crossed the floor last week,a photograph of her afterwards took me straight back to my own experiences in Parliament.
When Julia Banks transitioned from a successful corporate career into federal politics,she was shocked to find sexism and backroom skulduggery still running rife. The best antidote? Channelling Helen Mirren.
When I saw the PM turn his back on a female journalist,I had a flashback.