You’re at work, doing your job and a male coworker tries to slut-shame you in front of the entire office, taunting you about how many men he thinks you’ve slept with.

In most workplaces, this would be a sackable offense. But in the Australian Parliament, it’s just another day in the office for Sarah Hanson Young.

Or at least it was until one day in mid-2018 when she decided she’d had a gutful of the slimy slurs and back-channel rumors about her sex life and her character.

So, she spoke up.

And ever since that moment, Sarah has had to defend her reputation as a mother, a politician and a woman to her colleagues and the Australian public. She’s been bullied, slut-shamed and attacked online. And on behalf of herself and every other woman who‘s been slut-shamed at work, she decided she’s not going to take it anymore.

Sarah has written a book called En Garde about sexism in Australian politics, and she joins Mia to talk about it...

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CREDITS:

Host: Mia Freedman 

With thanks to special guest Sarah Hanson Young.

En Garde is published by Melbourne University Press and you can buy it here. 

Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386.

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You&rsquo;re at work, doing your job and a male coworker tries to slut-shame you in front of the entire office, taunting you about how many men he thinks you&rsquo;ve slept with.
In most workplaces, this would be a sackable offense. But in the Australian Parliament, it&rsquo;s just another day in the office for Sarah Hanson Young.
Or at least it was until one day in mid-2018 when she decided she&rsquo;d had a gutful of the slimy slurs and back-channel rumors about her sex life and her character.
So, she spoke up.
And ever since that moment, Sarah has had to defend her reputation as a mother, a politician and a woman to her colleagues and the Australian public. She&rsquo;s been bullied, slut-shamed and attacked online. And on behalf of herself and every other woman who&lsquo;s been slut-shamed at work, she decided she&rsquo;s not going to take it anymore.
Sarah has written a book called En Garde about sexism in Australian politics, and she joins Mia to talk about it...
<a href="https://radiopublic.com/no-filter-WeJq1J">Click here to subscribe to No Filter.</a>
CREDITS:
Host: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mia/">Mia Freedman&nbsp;</a>
With thanks to special guest <a href="https://sarah-hanson-young.greensmps.org.au/">Sarah Hanson Young.</a>
En Garde is published by Melbourne University Press and you can buy it <a href="https://www.mup.com.au/books/en-garde-paperback-softback">here.&nbsp;</a>
Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizaratliff/?hl=en">Elissa Ratliff</a>
GET IN TOUCH:
Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386.
Email the show at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:outloud@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a>
Find any book mentioned at apple.co/mamamia
No Filter&nbsp;is a podcast by <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/">Mamamia</a>. Find more shows <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/mamamiaoutloud/">here</a>.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Mia Freedman.

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