"This beats a cake stall
By: PANELLI, Ruth.
Contributor(s): BARBARA, Pini.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: UK : Policy Press, july. 2005Subject(s): ChinaPolicy & Politics 33, 3, p. 489-503Abstract: The mid-1990s saw Australian farm women benefit from affirmative government policies at both state and federal levels. Numerous avenues developed for the increased recognition and participation of women in rural industries and policy circles. This article traces the subsequent decade, noting the political and gender relations that have seen the policy climate cool. It analyses the discursive shift in policy from affirmative action to mainstreaming and diversity, and critiques the effects on farm women of this shift. The article concludes by speculating on the future paths and positions farm women might takeThe mid-1990s saw Australian farm women benefit from affirmative government policies at both state and federal levels. Numerous avenues developed for the increased recognition and participation of women in rural industries and policy circles. This article traces the subsequent decade, noting the political and gender relations that have seen the policy climate cool. It analyses the discursive shift in policy from affirmative action to mainstreaming and diversity, and critiques the effects on farm women of this shift. The article concludes by speculating on the future paths and positions farm women might take
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