Principal speaker
Dr Liz Temple
In October, 2012 then Prime Minister, Julia Gillard delivered her now famous Misogyny Speech in reaction to perceived sexism from opposition leader Tony Abbott. Today, there is a women-run anti-feminist social media campaign, I Don't Need Feminism, that is receiving a lot of attention. Over recent decades in Australia the gap between the average female and average male salary for fulltime workers remains constant at between 15 and 18%. Gender is still a central and critical issue in society so join Adjunct Professor, CEO in Residence, QUT, Else Shepherd and lecturer in psychology at Federation University Australia, Dr Liz Temple with our MC, Dr Sandra Phillips for a Conversation Club discussing Gender Trouble.