If a high-powered woman is ­described as the “top dog’’ and her deeply personal struggle to fall pregnant dragged into the public domain to score cheap parliamentary points, is it sexism? For most feminists, and just about every labor member, the answer sadly seems to depend on their politics. As Crikey’s Bernard Keane noted on Twitter: “I see lots of progressive thinks (sic) sexist attacks on Peta Credlin are OK.

After all the outrage when Abbott made a speech while a crowd member held up a "Ditch the witch" sign, the attack on Peta Credlin should have been met with outrage, but the silence was deafening. The "progressive" side of politics had the opportunity to show that their principles on sexism extended to all women and failed miserably.

"Mr Abbott is not a new figure on the public field. He has many years of record to stand by and those are the things that people rightly will judge him on," Ms Roxon said. "I think it’s clear from these sorts of stories that the Liberal Party research must be showing that Mr Abbott does have a problem with women, and that he is trying to do something about it."

Nothing to do with the left. This is a fight between rightards. The left can just sit back and enjoy.

i believe this will go before the court
warning do not get caught up in this/redirection..from the budgetry woes.

the lkeft is silent cause the right went extreeM
AND THE WOMAN THING WAS EXTREEM LEFT..let get into the biggest cause of infertility in woman..is clamidia/next its diet food health related
but iun her case i think ITS HER AGE..and all that photocopy chimical that accumulates under the glass ceiling,.

oh your right
this could be a fun topic
she hasnt hasd vexposure to gmo?..[3 rd generation=sterile]
how healthy is her workolace..ius she using the right method?..see that we are needding definitiver stEPS TO FULLY ENHANCE OUR DNA EVOLUTION/SHE MAY HAVE RETARDED HERE/OR HER SPIRIT MIGHT BE REPELLING AND WILLING SPIRIT..TO ENJOIN INTO LIVING WITHIN HER.

she no doudt hasnt recieved any 'govt'[public service free lunches?]
is her job so stressfull it kills the unborn[how many public serevants having 'concieviung'; issues in parlement house[them undser ground houses accumulate toxix stuff [how much time she spending in the archives

yes she will sue someone
be carefull/never get between a blogger and his belobed party ,making red flags out of \black widows..get all the facts before commenting.

Hi Mikk & 579,

So that's established then, that it's sexist to wink, look at your watch, or wear a blue tie. We should jump up and down when these occur. But we should be silent when a woman is put under the microscope for her fertility, or for the - presumably unjustified - high position she may have attained. Or, more historically, a man compares a woman to jar of mussels.

Yes, the left will sit back and say nothing.

Feminism should not be just a 'woman's thing', we should all be outraged when women are impugned or shamed or attacked, no matter what part of the political spectrum they may adhere to.

Joe

'Nothing to do with the left. This is a fight between rightards. The left can just sit back and enjoy. '

to right Mikk all about self interest for the left rarely if ever about principle.