{"id":2013924,"date":"2023-08-28T02:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T06:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-the-question-what-is-a-woman\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T02:33:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T06:33:57","slug":"australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-the-question-what-is-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-the-question-what-is-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s first female PM takes 4 mins to define &#8216;woman&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-the-question-what-is-a-woman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard Put on the Spot<\/h2>\n<p>During a talk at\u2063 Government House in \u200cAdelaide, South Australia, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced \u2064a challenging question from women&#8217;s \u2063rights activist Biddy O&#8217;Loughlin. O&#8217;Loughlin asked Gillard \u2064to define what a woman \u200cis and \u200cquestioned her \u2063stance on trans women and the idea that some women can have a penis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/former-australian-pm-julia-gillard-supports-ccp-virus-inquiry-3351758\">Former Australian\u2064 PM Julia Gillard\u2064 Supports CCP Virus \u200dInquiry<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">5\/15\/2020<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/former-australian-pm-julia-gillard-supports-ccp-virus-inquiry-3351758\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/julia-gillard-setting-her-own-course-with-china-1499646\">Julia Gillard Setting Her Own Course With China<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">4\/6\/2011<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/julia-gillard-setting-her-own-course-with-china-1499646\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gillard responded by acknowledging the complexity of\u200d the issue and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-the-question-what-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Australia's first female PM takes 4 mins to define 'woman'.\">ongoing debates surrounding inclusion<\/a> and diversity. She shared\u200b her experiences in\u200d the UK, where the\u200d question of defining\u200d a woman\u2062 has become a &#8220;gotcha parlour game.&#8221; Gillard emphasized the\u200b need to\u2063 move away\u200d from such \u200dgames and approach the \u200btopic with openness and respect.<\/p>\n<p>She\u200b recognized the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ozy-media-executive-apparently-impersonated-youtube-executive-company-allegedly-inflates-site-statistics-company-defends-itself\/\" title=\"Ozy Media Executive Apparently Impersonated YouTube Executive, Company Allegedly Inflates Site Statistics. Company Defends Itself.\">diverse stories<\/a> and life experiences within the community, including those who identify as transgender. Gillard highlighted the importance of recognizing and respecting individuals who believe they are trapped in the\u200c wrong body and want to be recognized\u2062 as the gender they identify with.<\/p>\n<p>As an atheist, Gillard emphasized the spirit of inclusion\u2062 and the need to show love and\u200b respect to everyone in the community. She expressed her support for transsexual women and their right to be referred to \u2062using their preferred pronouns.<\/p>\n<h2>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese&#8217;s Response<\/h2>\n<p>In contrast to\u200c Gillard&#8217;s nuanced response, current Labor \u2063Prime Minister\u200c Anthony\u200b Albanese\u2063 provided a straightforward answer when asked the\u200b same\u2062 question. He simply stated, &#8220;An adult female.&#8221;\u2064 Albanese\u200d also emphasized the importance of respecting individuals as\u200c they come to terms with their identity.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:1024px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attend a joint press\u200b conference following talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on July 10,\u200b 2023. (Omer Messinger\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Albanese&#8217;s direct response \u200bstands in\u2064 contrast\u200d to other prominent individuals who have struggled \u200cto answer the same question. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, for example, admitted to being caught off guard \u2064by the question\u2063 during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins initially mentioned biology, sex, and gender but \u2064then acknowledged that\u2064 individuals\u200b have \u2064the right to define their own gender identity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was asked to define a woman during a talk in Adelaide. Biddy O&#8217;Loughlin, a women&#8217;s rights activist, posed the question to Gillard on Aug. 25. 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