Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is speaking at the University of Auckland tonight. Photo / Greg Bowker
Hundreds of people arrived to hear former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard give a speech at the University of Auckland this evening.
Almost 600 people have turned out to the special evening being held at the Owen G Glenn Building, where Ms Gillard talked candidly about her term as Prime
Minister - saying being a female leader often meant she had to deal with gender-based stereotypes and criticism.
She acknowledged that the media and sometimes the public's focus on her appearance was upsetting.
"It's not just the time wasting - taking longer than a man to get ready... and then even talking about it."
She pointed to a number of times when she would attend or speak at an important event and then see that media had mostly focused on her outfit.
