Milestones for Australian Women since 1975

September 23, 2015

ABC New Online

Milestones for Australian Women since 1975

In 1975 the United Nations held its first World Conference on Women in Mexico City to coincide with International Women’s Year and the United Nations Decade for Women.

Here are some key milestones and flashbacks in the journey to gender equality in Australia since that conference.

Virginia Haussegger is a Canberra journalist and director of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation at the University of Canberra.

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