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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813499503321

Autore

Sawer Marian

Titolo

Making women count : a history of the Women's Electoral Lobby / / Marian Sawer with Gail Radford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : UNSW Press, 2008

ISBN

1-74223-059-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RadfordGail

Disciplina

305.40994

Soggetti

Women's rights - Australia - History

Women - Australia - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.301-308) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The birth of WEL -- Shifting frames -- Organisational dilemmas -- Working the media -- Making government women-friendly -- Economic and social policy -- New horizons -- Part of a continuous women's movement? -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"This is the first full-scale history of the Women's Electoral Lobby in Australia, which burst onto the scene of federal politics in 1972. It assesses WEL's significance as a policy actor and its attempts to shape public agenda, as well as the meaning of WEL for those involved and its impact on their lives. WEL is the women's organisation most often referred to in parliament and the media."--Provided by publisher.