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Inquiry - Nothing Venture, Nothing Gain

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1974

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A good example [of sexism] is when the space agency said that they couldn’t have women astronauts, because in a situation of weightlessness their breasts would float around ... and distract the male astronauts.
– Phillida Bunkle, Victoria University Women’s Studies lecturer

It’s inevitable that if any woman is interested in politics enough to be active herself personally, I think it’s inevitable that she would be a 'feminist'. She would be looking at her own life and her own situation in political terms.
– Cathy Wilson, Values Party deputy leader (the first woman to achieve party leadership)

Bucking political parties and taking the touchy abortion issue into a seaman’s den are in many ways symbolic of a growing mood of a number of New Zealand women, who want to change the ‘old boys’ system.
– From the narration, on Kay Goodger, Socialist candidate (Sydenham)

I don’t think they [women] understand the power that they have to change the structure. After all they’re 51% of the vote ... but that’s not reflected in the final result.
– Dorothy Jelicich, Labour MP, on getting more women into power