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100 _aPrenzler, Tim
245 _aWomen police in post-Fitzgerald Queensland: A 20 year review
260 _c2013
300 _ap.459-472.
362 _aDec
520 _aThe Fitzgerald report was the catalyst for major reforms to Queensland's system of government and criminal justice, and included explicit recommendations related to women in policing. Reforms led to the removal of discriminatory barriers and significant improvements in the recruitment and promotion of women. However, these changes provoked a backlash in the 1990s that led to reductions in female recruitment. A return to less discriminatory policies eventually ensued, with steady improvements on key equity indicators. This paper provides a historical perspective on developments over the two decades since Fitzgerald, and includes a critical analysis of the implementation of contemporary equity and diversity strategies within the policing context. Recruitment of women police in Queensland has plateaued at one-third and progress in the overall number of sworn women and women in management is slow. The paper concludes by emphasising the wider lessons for a more developed and proactive gender equity program in public sector employment and policing. - Reproduced. 10
650 _aWomen police
700 _aDrew, Jacqueline
773 _aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
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