 The book's content was considered highly radical at the time of its publication in 1970, with Greer recommending female practices like tasting their own .From June 2010 to June 2013, Australia was led by its first female prime minister, Julia Gillard.Gillard is perhaps best known, internationally, for the Misogyny Speech delivered in the Australian Federal Parliament on 9 October 2012 to then Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott.