As part of Radio National's The Big 20: Our century so far we remember Australia's first female Prime Minister. Five years after leaving politics , Julia Gillard speaks about the dynamics of power and gender from the boardroom to politics to sexual politics in the workplace. Our image of leadership is still a man in a suit.

As part of Radio National's The Big 20: Our century so far we remember Australia's first female Prime Minister. Five years after leaving politics , Julia Gillard speaks about the dynamics of power and gender from the boardroom to politics to sexual politics in the workplace. Our image of leadership is still a man in a suit.

Cyber trolling is causing serious real world harm and police and social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are not doing enough to combat it.

Cyber trolling is causing serious real world harm and police and social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are not doing enough to combat it.

The first two decades of this century will be remembered for the #MeToo movement. It started with the scores of abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. As part of Radio National's The Big 20: Our Century So Far, Big Ideas brings you Ronan Farrow's harrowing account of his investigation. It’s not a story about sex, but about the abuse of power. He shows up a system created by rich and connected men that’s permitted that type of behaviour. A network of gatekeepers from media, politics and business made sure that the victims stayed quiet.

The first two decades of this century will be remembered for the #MeToo movement. It started with the scores of abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. As part of Radio National's The Big 20: Our Century So Far, Big Ideas brings you Ronan Farrow's harrowing account of his investigation. It’s not a story about sex, but about the abuse of power. He shows up a system created by rich and connected men that’s permitted that type of behaviour. A network of gatekeepers from media, politics and business made sure that the victims stayed quiet.

We live in an age of constant outrage. On social media, many people seem to be almost continually offended and outraged. As part of Radio National's The Big 20 : Our century so far we ponder the uses and abuses of social media. While we're busy shouting, retweeting, and "piling on" have we lost the ability to tell the difference between genuine injustice and online feeding frenzies?

We live in an age of constant outrage. On social media, many people seem to be almost continually offended and outraged. As part of Radio National's The Big 20 : Our century so far we ponder the uses and abuses of social media. While we're busy shouting, retweeting, and "piling on" have we lost the ability to tell the difference between genuine injustice and online feeding frenzies?

It's 60 years since African Americans Paul and Eslanda Robeson toured Australia. Despite entrenched racism, Paul became a world famous singer and actor and both were political activists promoting racial equality, workers rights and womens rights. We also look at how the pandemic has made us rethink the way we work as life expectancy increases and we live and and work longer.

It's 60 years since African Americans Paul and Eslanda Robeson toured Australia. Despite entrenched racism, Paul became a world famous singer and actor and both were political activists promoting racial equality, workers rights and womens rights. We also look at how the pandemic has made us rethink the way we work as life expectancy increases and we live and and work longer.