16 October 2012, 161012, Australia's interests, embarrassing, gender wars, Julia Gillard, parentla leave, religious beliefs, temperament
Q. Thinking about the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, please indicate yes or no for each of the following statements:
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
|
| Has the right temperament to be Prime Minister |
58% |
86% |
36% |
83% |
54% |
62% |
| Is embarrassing as Prime Minister of Australia |
43% |
17% |
67% |
18% |
46% |
40% |
| Is someone that can effectively represent Australia’s interests |
46% |
82% |
20% |
67% |
45% |
46% |
| Serves my interests as Prime Minister |
36% |
76% |
11% |
47% |
35% |
37% |
| Is too influenced by their religious beliefs |
16% |
12% |
19% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
| Is the best person to lead their party |
36% |
64% |
18% |
44% |
33% |
39% |
| Is someone that understands the challenges facing Australian women |
62% |
87% |
44% |
84% |
60% |
63% |
| Has good parental leave policies |
53% |
73% |
42% |
59% |
52% |
54% |
| Has difficulty controlling their aggression |
25% |
12% |
38% |
8% |
29% |
22% |
More half the respondents agreed that Julia Gillard understands the challenges facing Australian women (62%), has the right temperament to be Prime Minister (58%) and has good parental leave policies (53%). Her main negatives were that only 36% agree she is the best person to lead their party and 36% agree she will serve my interests as Prime Minister.
The main differences by gender were on the statements that she is someone that has the right temperament to be Prime Minister (men 54%/women 62%), has difficulty controlling their aggression (29%/22%), is embarrassing as Prime Minister of Australia (46%/40%) and is the best person to lead their party (33%/39%).