Women and Whitlam : revisiting the revolution
2023
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"The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. The Whitlam government of 1972--75 appointed a women's advisor to national government -- a world first -- and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more. Women and Whitlam brings together three generations -- including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan -- to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future." -- Back cover.
Main title:
Women and Whitlam : revisiting the revolution / edited by Michelle Arrow.
Author:
Arrow, Michelle, editor
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2023.©2023
Collation:
xxxiv, 318 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Women and political influence -- Women and the law -- Health and social policy -- Media, arts and education -- Legacies: what remains to be done?
ISBN:
9781742237855 (pbk)9781742237855
Dewey class:
305.420994305.42
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
536241
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 305.42 WOM | Available |