Bishop claims Abbott's first cabinet would've had 'no women'

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Bishop claims Abbott's first cabinet would've had 'no women'

Former foreign minister Julie Bishop believes the Liberal Party's 2013 male-dominated cabinet might not have included a single woman if she hadn't been automatically granted a place as the party's deputy leader.The government was criticised when incoming prime minister Tony Abbott rolled out a cabinet featuring Bishop as the only woman but she was surprised there wasn't more outrage. "I wasn't appointed by Tony. I was there in my own right as th…