TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baird,Julia
AU  - Crabb,Annabel
TI  - Media tarts
SN  - 9780733341922 (paperback)
AV  - HQ1236.5.A8 B35 2021
U1  - 320.994082 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Sydney, NSW
PB  - ABC Books
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics, Practical
KW  - Women in the civil service
KW  - Women
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Women in mass media
KW  - Women in politics
KW  - Australia
KW  - Women politicians
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Originally published: Melbourne, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2004; Bibliography: pages 381-400
N2  - Julia Baird's seminal work, Media Tarts, was originally published in 2004. Based on a series of extensive interviews, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the influence of a generation of prominent female politicians on the Australian political system, exploring the part played by the press in their downfall. Almost two decades later, it is evident how little has changed. Now revisited and updated with a new foreword, Media Tarts is essential reading from one of our foremost journalists and political commentators, providing a powerful, sobering and incisive insight into how deep the currents of misogyny run, and how the media continues to treat female politicians. If we want to understand what is happening today, and avoid the endless repeating of the same story, we need to reckon with our past
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