Following 200 pages of at times harrowing detail in which former Labor MP Kate Ellis outlines the extent of the sexist and misogynist behaviour she endured as a member of the Australian Parliament, she asks herself: ‘Is it worth the hard days, the unnecessary crap?’ ‘Yes’, she replies. ‘Every. Single. Second. No question.’
This trade-off for women is a tragedy for Australia’s politi ... (read more)
Katrina Lee-Koo
Katrina Lee-Koo is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Monash University. With Zareh Ghazarian she has co-edited Gender Politics: Navigating political leadership in Australia (UNSW Press, 2021).