Gender diversity Lionel Shriver On Love, Trump And Why The #MeToo Movement ‘Rapidly Degenerated’ An intimate conversation with the author of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin'. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 Gender diversity Lionel Shriver On Love, Trump And Why The #MeToo Movement ‘Rapidly Degenerated’ An intimate conversation with the author of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin'. By jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 Previous article Play Time Is Not Over Next article ‘The Founder Journey, It’s A Marathon Not A Sprint’: Founders Share Their Greatest Advice American author Lionel Shriver has returned to Australia expressing a disinterest in feminist causes and criticising the #MeToo movement for pettiness.Three years after she was at the centre of a controversy involving Sudanese-Australian writer Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Shriver was again fearless in her language and views. https://twitter.com/overingtonc/status/1168130335747391488 Shriver who is often called an iconoclast describes herself as a Liberal Democrat. So far she is a supporter of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and scathing of the United States President Donald Trump, urging the Democratic Party to elect a candidate to defeat the Republican President in 2020.“Trump is an idiot and I really mean it, his IQ is medically low and then add to that wilful ignorance,” Shriver said. “Boris Johnson is extremely bright. He is very well educated. He’d never make any of the kind of foot mouth crap Trump has. The podcast of the interview between Helen McCabe and Lionel Shriver will be available on the Bookoccino website. metoo Best Of Future Women Leaders Why Ilya stepped back from the business she poured her heart into By Ben Tweedie Leaders The most surprising part of being a first time mum had nothing to do with me By rosa762070 Leaders The #1 mistake employers make when multiple women leave By jitendermittal Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Culture The impossible choice faced by tens of thousands of Australian women By rosa707225 Leadership New FW partnership to boost number of women in cybersecurity By jitendermittal Gender diversity Soft Power By jitendermittal Gender diversity Be honest. Did you think Bluey was a boy? By jitendermittal Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
