Former Australian foreign minister says Melania Trump assumed she was minister’s partner, highlighting challenges women face in politics
Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop. By Rick Noack Rick Noack Foreign affairs reporter focusing on Europe and international security Email Bio Follow March 11 at 12:34 PM When former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop announced at the end of last month that she would not run again in upcoming elections this spring, her decision was widely seen as evidence for what opponents describe as a conservative party that created a hostile environment for women.
When Bishop arrived at the venue with her partner, David Panton, “Melania was standing by and assumed that [David] was the foreign minister," Bishop recalled during an interview Saturday with journalist Annabel Crabb at the Adelaide Festival. “This went on for a while,” Bishop said, recalling that it was the president who finally explained to the first lady that she was in fact the foreign minister.
“It can be pretty lonely. You keep very much to yourself as a woman,” Bishop said about her career in politics, according to the Australian ABC. "You don’t go out drinking with the boys — it’s just not the same camaraderie ... Parliament House is not a family-friendly place.”
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