Hillary Clinton在個人社交媒體上發布圖片，寫道“History（歷史）”，資料圖
東南網澳大利亞站7月16日綜合報道（本站記者彭寒）當地時間7月26日，美國前第一夫人，前國務卿Hillary Clinton（希拉里?克林頓）。在經歷了和自己黨內最大的對手，民主黨參議員Bernie Sanders（伯尼?桑德斯）艱難而又充滿戲劇性的選戰之后，在賓夕法尼亞州費城舉行的民主黨全國大會上被正式提名為2016年美國總統大選候選人。
澳大利亞前任總理，同時也是澳大利亞歷史上唯一一位女總理Julia Gillard（朱莉亞?吉拉德）第一時間向Hillary表示了祝賀，并盛贊Hillary是美國歷史上“最夠格和有準備”的總統候選人。
同為女性政治人物，Julia Gillard（右）力挺Hillary Clinton（左），資料圖
同樣身為女性政治人物，Julia也將Hillary在本次美國大選中所遇到的阻力和自己首次當選澳大利亞總理的情形相對比，并呼吁美國的選民們不要將政治與性別聯系在一起。
“當一個女人變得強大時，總會有刻板印象認為她很討厭。”Julia在自己發表于《紐約時報》的一篇文章中寫到，“每一位認為男女平等的共和黨或是民主黨員，都應該摘掉性別歧視的有色眼鏡。”
事實上，Julia Gillard支持Hillary已經不是一天兩天的事情了。早在2012年，JuliaGillard就曾作為澳大利亞總理出席克林頓全球倡議年會（Clinton Global InitiativeConference），并與Hillary交流有關促進女性政治參與的想法。
“未來的女性領袖正在看著我們。”Julia Gillard在個人社交媒體上寫道。
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Hillary Clinton Officially Nominated, Julia Gillard Backs
By Han, Southeast Net Australia, 27 July
Former US secretary of state and First Lady Hillary Clinton has been officially nominated as Democratic Candidate for the next US president in the national convention of Democratic Party at Philadelphia, after a long tough battle with her democratic rival, senator Bernie Sanders.
She has also made a new history and became the first women in the history that stands this close to the US presidency.
Former female Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard has congratulated Mrs. Clinton in her social media, caption “Women around the world are watching.”
While Ms. Hillary and her supporters celebrating the victory in the convention, hundreds of Sanders supporters have occupied the media center of the convention, protesting over the latest Clinton scandal where senior Democratic National Committee staffs were suggested to undermine Mr. Sander’s campaign.
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As earlier wrote in New York Times, Julia Gillard believes Mrs. Clinton is the “most qualified and prepared presidential candidate the US has ever seen.”
“But even someone of her vast experience has been buffeted by what I call the ‘curious question of gender’.” She wrote.
The only female Prime Minister of Australia has compared the abuse that Hillary has been facing in this campaign with what she dealt with when she was in office, “Every Democrat, every Republican, every person who believes that women and men are equal should call out any sexism.”
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