I don’t understand all the angst about this topic.
To me the issue is obviously simple to understand.
Women have spent decades demanding equality but when some get into the same positions of power as men, suddenly they want protection from the cut throat tactics that come with these jobs.
What male politicians ever complain about being bullied, yet it would be unbelievable to suggest that they have been handled with kid gloves by other members.
Women who want the top jobs and equal opportunities either accept they willl be treated the same as their male counterparts or resign themselves to being in a minority.

"Former Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber accused of calling women 'fat, hairy lesbians' in workplace".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-06/former-victorian-greens-leader-accused-of-running-sexist-office/10178894

Well! Well!

YES saw it, but if we are to be a community that welcome even wants newcomers, new ideas and even views different to our own? lets face it, the TROLL gets to me, hurts me, but I have zero doubt I am better than him/her, even better educated,in the university of life, pasted many tests, even got highest mark in some,wanted to hit the report button, even thought about the final departure from this site, yes I spell poorly, grammar is something you make a pie out of,put words together sometimes like a scrambled egg , I hold views my troll is to be pitied, but still is it ok, what is a troll if not ttbn?mate know you would never dare ever talk to me like that in real life,
that young me that walked away from school all those years ago was hungry so too his siblings he went on to eat well and so too the siblings, he too went on determined to never let a day pass without learning something new please someone tell me how to ignore a little person unsure of them selves who comes here to troll.

see Julie Bishop starting to snipe from the back bench. Hilarous really, especially when the abc see it as a good thing. All bout sides guys and girls.

mhaze,

How very precious of you. I will still compliment you on your mention of the great Margaret Thatcher. It is funny how the feminists, male and female, are always yabbering about misogyny and equality for women, but when it comes to one of t he very few women who have excelled in a so-called man's world, they hate her as much as they hate everyone and everything else that doesn't fit their view of things. When it comes to women in public life, they prefer failures: Julia Gillard, Carmen Lawrence, Joan Kirner, to name a few of the worst. These people cannot cope with achievers, male or female. I suppose it's because failures seek out other failures to make themselves look better.

Is Mise,

Was he referring to women who were actually  'fat, hairy lesbians' ? Such people do exist, and unless he wasn't telling the truth, he has done nothing wrong.

Belly, Mr. Bell as you tell us your real name is.

You would call anyone a troll who calls out your opinions. Calling me a troll is actually doing what you accuse me of. If I trouble you so much, why do you keep on reading my posts? Do you need something to complain about all the time? Your inability to express yourself in writing is not a crime in itself. More and more people cannot use their own language these days, thanks to our lousy education system. But, it is incongruous to see someone with your lack of ability laying down the law to other people. It is a joke. It is insulting.
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You have two options: don't read my posts or, make a complaint the moderator. But, I think that you are just trying to stifle my right to freedom of speech. I am not doing anything wrong. You might hate what I say; you might hate me. But you – particularly you – are not going to stifle my right to freedom of speech. Get used to it.

It shall be interesting to see what happens when
Parliament resumes on 10th September 2018.

I'm hoping that priorities will be given to issues
that are of concern to us all. And I do feel that
the issue of bullying should be addressed and cleared
up. I do not agree with Big Nana. Yes women should be
up to take what comes with the job - but non-one should
have to feel threatened in any job or unsafe. And that
needs to have the light shone on it - as to what happened,
by whom, and why. Certain behaviour should certainly be
unacceptable whether it's targeted at males or females and
whether its done by either a male or a female.

For heavens sake - a young talented person - has resigned
because of this.