PublishedMonash University Publishing, May 2019 |
ISBN9781925835151 |
FormatSoftcover, 328 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm |
What was it like to be involved in the heady days of second wave' feminism in Australia, when the role of women at home and at work changed decisively? Iola Mathews was one of the founders of the Women's Electoral Lobby, a journalist at The Age, and later a leading ACTU advocate for women workers during theAccord' with the Hawke-Keating Government.
She was one of the first generation of women trying to `have it all' with a career and children. In this honest and revealing memoir, she takes us inside the day-to-day groundwork required to bring about reforms in areas like affirmative action, equal pay, superannuation, childcare, parental leave and work-family issues.
