- Entry type: Organisation
- Entry ID: AWE0192
Office for Women
- Previous name Office of the Status of Women
- Occupation Government department
Summary
The Office for Women (previously the Office of the Status of Women) works to mainstream women’s issues in Australian society and internationally. Its work with governments, the women’s sector, and the broader community is focused on three priority areas:
- Reducing violence against women
- Women’s equal place in society
- Economic Independence.
Archival resources
- State Library of South Australia
- National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra
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- Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection
Published resources
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Conference Paper
- Femocrats and Ecorats: Women's Policy Machinery in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Sawer, Marian, 1996, http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/document.nsf/(httpPublications)/D1A254C22F3E5CC580256B67005B6B56?OpenDocument
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