Social Policy Resources

Women - Resources

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International Women's Day (IWD) - 8 March
The United Nations began celebrating 8 March as International Women's Day in 1975 during International Women's Year. The UN provides a summary of key dates, an educational site and a selection of Past and Present Highlights.

An Australian history has been written by Joyce Stevens.

Australian Initiatives: The Commonwealth Office for Women is a policy advisory unit founded on the goal of mainstreaming women's issues.

The government's women's portal, www.women.gov.au, provides a directory to government information and services and includes a link to the OFW page on International Women's Day.

Unifem Australia and the Australian Women's Intra Network provide information and links to International Women's Day functions across Australia.

The Pamela Denoon lecture series is an IWD event publicised by the Women's Electoral Lobby.

International Initiatives: Canada's Status of Women site includes a history of International Women's Day and a calendar of events.

Commonwealth Government Sites

Office for Women

• Window on Women provides access to statistical data about women's needs and circumstances

Women.gov.au is being developed as a single point of access to online government information

State and Territory Sites

Office for Women ACT

Office for Women NSW

Office for Women's Policy NT

Office for Women QLD

Office for Women SA

Women Tasmania

Office of Women's Policy Victoria

Office for Women's Policy WA

Women's Organisations

The National Foundation for Australian Women and the University of Melbourne's School of Historical Studies maintain the Australian Women's Register which includes information on organisations, biographies and details of events.

An Index of Australian National Women's Organisations has been compiled by the National Women's Justice Coalition

Other Resources

About.com Women's History

Australian Women's Health Network

Country Women's Association

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)

International Women's Development Agency an Australian based non-government organisation

National Foundation for Australian Women

National Women's Justice Coalition

Unifem Australia

Women's Electoral Lobby

WomenWatch - UN inter-agency website on the advancement and empowerment of women

Working Women's Centres

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