{"id":2013951,"date":"2023-08-28T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T07:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-what-is-a-woman\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T03:52:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T07:52:14","slug":"australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-what-is-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-what-is-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s first female prime minister takes only 4 minutes to respond to the question: &#8220;What defines a woman?&#8221;"},"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\">36<\/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-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=2013951&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\u2063 Spot<\/h2>\n<p>During a talk at Government House in Adelaide, South Australia, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced a challenging question from \u2062women&#8217;s rights activist Biddy O&#8217;Loughlin. O&#8217;Loughlin asked\u2063 Gillard to define what a \u200cwoman is and questioned her stance on trans women \u2062and the idea that some women can \u2063have 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 PM Julia Gillard Supports CCP Virus Inquiry<\/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 the\u200c issue and\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australias-1st-female-pm-takes-4-minutes-to-answer-what-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Australia's first female prime minister takes only 4 minutes to respond to the question: \"What defines a woman?\"\">ongoing \u2063debates surrounding inclusion<\/a> and diversity. She shared her experiences\u2062 in the UK, where the question of defining a woman\u200d has become a &#8220;gotcha \u200dparlour game.&#8221; Gillard emphasized the need to move away from such \u2063games and approach the topic with openness and respect.<\/p>\n<p>She recognized the diverse\u2062 stories and \u2063life experiences \u2062within the community, including those who identify as transgender.\u2064 Gillard highlighted the importance of\u2062 recognizing and respecting individuals who believe they are\u2063 trapped in the wrong body and want to be recognized \u200das the gender \u200bthey\u2062 identify with.<\/p>\n<p>As an atheist,\u2063 Gillard emphasized the spirit of inclusion and \u2062the need to show love and respect to everyone in the community. She expressed her support for transsexual\u200b women and their right to be referred to using their preferred pronouns.<\/p>\n<h2>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese&#8217;s Response<\/h2>\n<p>In contrast to Gillard&#8217;s nuanced\u2064 response, current Labor Prime Minister\u200b Anthony Albanese provided a straightforward answer \u2062when asked the same question. He simply stated, &#8220;An adult female.&#8221; Albanese also emphasized the importance of respecting individuals as they \u200dcome to terms \u200dwith 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\u2063 Minister Anthony Albanese attend a <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'.\">joint press\u200c conference<\/a> following talks\u200c at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on\u200b July \u200c10, 2023. \u200b(Omer Messinger\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Albanese&#8217;s direct response stands in contrast to other \u2064prominent individuals who have struggled to answer the same question. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, for example, admitted to being\u200b caught off guard\u2063 by the question during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-seeks-new-bipartisan-sanctions-against-china-over-fentanyl\/\" title=\"Schumer aims for bipartisan sanctions on China for fentanyl.\">press \u200cconference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins initially mentioned biology, sex, and gender but then acknowledged that individuals have the right to\u2062 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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