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040 _aAFVC
100 _aSimon-Kumar, Rachel
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245 _aBetween survival and relevance
_bremaking 30 years of the Ministry of Women's Affairs
260 _bVictoria University of Wellington,
_c2015
500 _aPublic Policy Quarterly, 2015, 11(1): 32-38
520 _aAs part of marking the 30th anniversary of the ministry, this article traces its institutional development and the contested idea of its ‘effectiveness’. It reviews diverse narratives about the ministry and re-examines the notion of ‘relevance’ in an era of conservative fiscal and political ideologies. In so doing, the article appraises the implications for the ministry’s representation of women’s diverse interests within the constraints of the current policy environment. There is substantial critical scholarship about the Ministry of Women’s Affairs over this period that is a useful resource for reconstructing significant change periods. Additionally, this analysis draws on a body of secondary policy data: government reports, policy documents and parliamentary debates, among others. Finally, this article is informed by interviews conducted between 2008 and 2012 with past ministry officials and representatives of community organisations working in the area of women’s issues. (From the article). Record #5814
610 _aNew Zealand.
_bMinistry of Women's Affairs
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650 _aGENDER ISSUES
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650 _aGOVERNMENT POLICY
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650 _aSOCIAL POLICY
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650 _aWOMEN
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651 _2NEW ZEALAND
773 0 _tPublic Policy Quarterly, 2015, 11(1): 32-38
830 _aPublic Policy Quarterly
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856 _uhttps://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/article/view/4528/4016
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE