Women and Whitlam

The Whitlam Government transformed Australia. What is often overlooked, however, is the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women.The Whitlam Government of 1972– 1975 appointed a women' s advisor to national government – a world first – and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women,introduced the single mother' s benefit, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, fundedwomen' s refuges and women' s health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and