The Sydney Morning Herald | 'It was pretty lonely': Julie Bishop on being the only woman in cabinet The Sydney Morning Herald She was a partner in a corporate law firm before making the leap to federal politics in 1998, where she has gone on to be deputy Liberal leader for a decade and Australia's first female foreign minister. SHARE; Share on Facebook SHARE; Share on Twitter ... Julie Bishop says she was ignored in Abbott's cabinet because she's a woman Candid Julie Bishop reveals the loneliness of being sole woman in Cabinet Julie Bishop dishes on her surprising meeting with Ivanka Trump |