The Victorian Women’s Trust placed an advertisement in The Age today saluting the former Prime Minister Julia Gillard for ‘getting on with the business of governing for us, the people; for the skilful negotiation, resolve and the leadership required to maintain the confidence of the Lower House……….’, and to say, ‘Her many achievements went largely unproclaimed while her mistakes were amplified-and continually referenced. Instead of delivering dispassionate reporting, seasoned journalists and broadcasters became players in the game’.
This advertisement was privately funded; the article is well written and a balanced look at the role of gender in the life of the first Australian female prime ministership. Whatever your politics, this is worth reading for its balance:

http://www.vwt.org.au/store/files/1372978906.pdf