So, late last night Julia Gillard was made the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
Alot of people are asking though, is it an equivalent step forward as having actually voted in a party whilst they they were being lead by a female, as opposed to a female PM simply coming about through a leadership challenge?
No, it's not, really. It would have been much more reassuring if we'd specifically and intentionally bought a woman into power. But - and here's the important part - big fat who cares.
It doesn't matter how it came about. The results are the same. We have a female PM, and the first step is the most important one, and I'm sure we'll see the results in years to come.
Julia Gillard is a lot of firsts, too!: First ginger, first woman, first never married before and first non-religious PM! It's not just a good day for women, it's a good day for everyone.
[Correction: Bob Hawke and Gough Whitlam were agnostics but I still think it rocks!]
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