It can be Penny, (used that way), but it is what it is, and most people can use the hindsight...(or foresight, eg now) to get a better understanding of the 'whole situation/circumstances). Except for where females are /? written out of history, but even that is changing. There will always be a small minority with attitudes/opinions about females that grab any opportunity to gender bash, or use to build their own shakey self esteem foundations.
Christine however is already talking of inclusive politics, getting dialogue going with regional areas..
It will be interesting times, despite all the other fuzz around us, how she goes about this, I see her as a leader first, I mean look at the stuff Bob Brown had to deal with, he 'came out' in the 70's, his personality that can be polarising, the Greens image it can have with some people, (only need to see some reactions here), whether we agree with them or not, people can break the ice for us others.
Christine will no doubt inspire some younger females, just as Julia, Julie Bishop, just as Maggie, just as Ellen Sirleaf, just as Joyce Banda, just as Aung Sun Suu Kyi, Hillary Clintons of the world, Angela Merkels...
The point is you understand the situations these female leaders can become a leader-I understand the machinations, other people do to, I think the key is that for better or worse it is happening and ocurring, this is a good thing. We cannot control the circumstances they come into power, but we can understand the circumstances of how..
