1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought
- Written by Marian Sawer, Emeritus Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
National Archives of AustraliaIn December 1972, the same month the Whitlam government was first elected, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1975 as International Women’s Year (IWY). This set in train a series of world-changing events, in which Australia was to play a significant part.
The aim of IWY was to end discrimination...
