And speaking of Julia Gillard (scroll down), because she is a redhead, she is often colloquially referred to in Australia as a "Ranga" (short for "Orangutan"). She is an extremely intelligent, capable politician and has become an outstanding Prime Minister. However, because she is a woman, the media often concentrate on her wardrobe, the colour of her hair and the size of her earlobes (Yep, her earlobes!), rather than on the efficacy of her policies. A redheaded male Prime Minister, I feel sure, would not be so ruthlessly assessed and interrogated about his hair colour, fashion sense and earlobe size. Why does this happen to women in public life, but not to men?
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