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Political power: Does gender matter anymore?

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24 August 2009In this speech delivered by Maxine McKew at the NSW Fabians Forum as part of the ALP National Conference fringe events on 31 July 2009, she says:

"I’m aware that gender roles in Labor politics is a galvanising topic. It has been over the years and many have written and spoken authoritatively on that topic. By contrast, I have my own observations of the last two years from inside the Labor tent, and another 30 from outside. I do feel though that, over the years, I’ve acquired a lot of scar tissue in terms of confronting this topic... as we all have."

 

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Publication typeConference Paper
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Non government organisation
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/18633

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