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by Julia Eileen Gillard (b. 1961)

Not now, not ever
Language: English 
I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man.
I will not. Not now, not ever.
Because if he wants to know what misogyny looks like,
he needs a mirror.
That's what he needs.
He has said, and I quote:
“If it's true, that men have more power than women,
is that a bad thing?”
“What if men are, by physiology or temperament,
more adapted to issue command?”
“Abortion is the easy way out.”
“What the housewives need to understand as they do the ironing…”
[He] stood next to a sign that said “Ditch the witch.”
[He] stood next to a sign that described me as a man's bitch.
Misogyny, sexism, every day from [him].
Every day in every way,
across the time [he] has sat in that chair and I've sat in this chair.
Apparently, he's woken up after this track record,
and he's gone, “Oh dear! There's this thing called sexism.
Oh, my lords! There's this thing called misogyny.”
Doesn't turn a hair about any of his past statements,
doesn't apologize for the things that come out of his mouth.

Speech before the Parliament of Australia by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, October 9, 2012

Text Authorship:

  • by Julia Eileen Gillard (b. 1961) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "Not now, not ever", 2024, first performed 2024 [ soprano and piano ], from The Job, no. 2
        Score: Mormolyke [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-02
Line count: 22
Word count: 185

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