Good morning, Madam Mayor!
Hey Lauren! Come on in
Did you know it's International Women's Day?
Yes I did, and what a fantastic day to celebrate women
Are you a feminist?
Yes, I've been a feminist for as long as I can remember
And what does that mean to you?
It means that women are people too
and that we should always be treated equally.
Do you have any favourite female authors?
Margaret Attwood
Somehow she manages to know exactly what's
going on and manages to articulate it so well.
Any favourite female musicians?
Amy Winehouse.
Because I can't go past Back to Black.
What about any standout females in history?
I think for me it's got to be Germaine Greer.
She was such a pioneer for feminism,
so ahead of her time.
I bought her a wine once.
Really? Red or white?
A glass of red.
If you could choose to have a dinner party with three
women from history, who would they be?
Germaine Greer, for the reasons I just said;
Dawn French, because of her positive body image message
and Rosie Batty, for her tireless work getting domestic
violence talked about.
What would you serve them?
Vegetarian pasta, I think.
Because I know exactly how to cook that.
Nice. What would you talk about?
I think we'd discuss where women are in the world today,
and then I think we'd morph into really fun things
like movies, television programmes, books, something like that.
So this year's theme is Press for Progress;
what piece of advice would you give to
young girls who want to lead?
Believe in yourself; you can do this!
But remember,
there are people out there who are trying to erode
some of the gains that we've won in the past
and they've got to be ever vigilant
and keep up the battle.
Any final words?
Probably my final words are, believe in yourself;
because we can definitely do this.
