Julia Gillard: Abuse of women online ‘disproportionate’

By 2019-10-07Science & Tech

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Media captionFormer Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited her former street in Barry

Women are disproportionately targeted for abuse online, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said on a visit to Wales.

She met First Minister Mark Drakeford to discuss his commitment to lead what he describes as a “feminist government”.

Ms Gillard has previously spoken about the level of sexist abuse she received as Australia’s first female PM.

She was born in Wales and led Australia for three years until 2013.

Image caption Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was born in Wales

“There is absolutely no doubt that women who are in the public eye receive more criticism and much more scribed criticism through social media than men do ... Read even more

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