Past Event

Double Book Launch

6th May 2013

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Presenter: Griffith REVIEW & Monash Fairy Tale Salon
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Event Duration: 120 minutes

Join us as Christine Nixon launches two books that will reshape the debate!

Griffith REVIEW: WOMEN AND POWER edited by Julianne Schultz

The empowerment of women it is one of the most remarkable revolutions of the past century. But like all good revolutions it is still not settled.  In a generation women have taken control of their economic fate, risen to the most powerful political positions in the land and climbed to the top of the corporate ladder. However, there still remains vast inequality between men and women across all measures, from economics to opportunity to security.

Does access to power equate to actual power?

In Women & Power, Griffith REVIEW explores the changing relationship between women and power in public and private spheres, here and abroad. Are women accepted as equal partners in politics in Australia? Would the introduction of quotas mean that men with higher merit are overlooked? Should a woman act as ‘one of the boys’ in order to get ahead? Can a woman be too good at sport? Are women their own worst enemy? Does the cut of Julia Gillard’s jacket matter? Women & Power brings provocative and insightful perspectives on these questions and many more through a fascinating mix of memoir, reportage, essays and fiction.

Edited by Julianne Schultz, contributors include Anne Summers, Chris Wallace, Mary Delahunty, Jo Chandler, Mischa Merz, Tegan Bennett Daylight and many more ...

Destroying the Joint: Why Women Have to Change the World edited by Jane Caro

A fabulously provocative collection by Australian women ready to destroy the joint!  Early in September 2012, commentator Alan Jones, responding to a comment by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, said: ‘[Gillard] said that “We know societies only reach their full potential if women are politically participating”. Women are destroying the joint – Christine Nixon in Melbourne, Clover Moore here. Honestly.’

The twitterverse exploded with passionate, disbelieving and hilarious responses, and now here in Destroying the Joint women reply to his comment and the broader issues of sexism and misogyny in our culture.

With Jane Caro editing, this entertaining and thought-provoking collection consists of essays, analysis, memoir, fiction and more, from some of our best and brightest:  Penny Wong, Carmen Lawrence, Christine Milne, Clementine Ford, Tara Moss, Nina Funnell, Corinne Grant and many more...