Bewitched & Bedevilled

Bewitched and Bedevilled: Women Write the Gillard Years is a provocative analysis of Australian attitudes towards Julia Gillard, the nation's first female Prime Minister.

Featuring a selection of Australia's most influential, entertaining and controversial female voices examining the country's reaction to Gillard and debating the successes and failures of her prime ministership. With essays from authors such as Tanya Plibersek and Jane Caro, Eva Cox and Clementine Ford, Kathy Lette and Chloe Hooper as well as speeches from Anne Summers and Julia Gillard, Bewitched and Bedevilled investigates Gillard's position at the receiving end of a barrage of sexism and misogyny; questions why she was so vehemently attacked; and discusses the role this played in her ultimate undoing.

Simultaneously uncovering the various impacts of the Gillard years on feminism, on the Australian community and on our image abroad, and packed with wit, ire and incisive comment, Bewitched and Bedevilled is a compelling anthology for all those who were intrigued or outraged during Julia Gillard's tenure as Prime Minister.

Contributors: Tanya Plibersek, Jane Caro, Eva Cox, Clementine Ford, Kathy Lette, Chloe Hooper, Helen Razer, Shakira Hussein, Emily Maguire, Tracey Spicer, Ruth Hessey, Catharine Lumby, Helen Pringle, Carol Johnson, Claire Harvey, Anne Summers and Julia Gillard.