| Description |
xvii, 277 pages : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Includes index |
| Summary |
This book describes how Australian feminists took advantage of opportunities presented in the 1970s and 1980s to make inroads into the bureaucracy. There is an analysis of the bureaucratic and gender policits involved, as well as the relatinoship between the 'femocrats' and the women's movement outside. The book also looks at the interplay between the domestic and the international areana - the ways in which Australian women sought to strengthen international mechanisms for raising the status of women and how this in turn reinforced domestic initiatives. It highlights the unique character of the women's budget process as a means of auditing government impact on women and looks at the changing political environment that can affect feminist gains. The book draws on extensive interviews with the women who went into government and tells the story of their victories and defeats. It brings to life the dilemmas facing feminists working through government, particularly in an era of managerialism and economic rationalism |
| Analysis |
Aboriginal women |
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Equal opportunities |
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Ethnic women |
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Federal issue |
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Feminism |
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Government policy |
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History, 1970-1979 |
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History, 1980-1989 |
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Key item |
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Public Service |
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Public service |
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Sex discrimination |
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State issue |
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Women |
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Womens movement |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 257-265 |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Feminism -- Australia.
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Women political activists -- Australia.
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Women -- Government policy -- Australia.
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Women -- Political activity -- Australia.
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Women's rights -- Australia.
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Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Political activity.
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| LC no. |
dup91000150 |
| ISBN |
0046100210 |
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