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Women Police in Post-Fitzgerald Queensland: A 20 Year Review
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Women Police in Post-Fitzgerald Queensland: A 20 Year Review

Timothy Prenzler and Jacqueline Drew
Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.72(4), pp.459-472
2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12043
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Studies in Human Society Economics Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services women police equity in public employment Fitzgerald reforms
The Fitzgerald report was the catalyst for major reforms to Queensland's system of government and criminal justice, and included explicit recommendations related to women in policing. Reforms led to the removal of discriminatory barriers and significant improvements in the recruitment and promotion of women. However, these changes provoked a backlash in the 1990s that led to reductions in female recruitment. A return to less discriminatory policies eventually ensued, with steady improvements on key equity indicators. This paper provides a historical perspective on developments over the two decades since Fitzgerald, and includes a critical analysis of the implementation of contemporary equity and diversity strategies within the policing context. Recruitment of women police in Queensland has plateaued at one-third and progress in the overall number of sworn women and women in management is slow. The paper concludes by emphasising the wider lessons for a more developed and proactive gender equity program in public sector employment and policing.

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