Preface and acknowledgements -- Chronology of main events -- The women police movement -- A second chance -- Getting started -- On the Job -- World War Two: creation of the Women Police Section -- Working for peace -- Post-war: shortages and marriages -- Employment conditions: 1945- 65 -- The equal pay case -- Sworn-in: the Women Police Section -- Uniformed women -- Moving out: an expanded role -- The Juvenile Aid Bureau -- Commissioner Whitrod's open door policy -- Whitrod: changes to deployment -- The backlash -- The Lewis years -- The Fitzgerald Inquiry -- Breaking the glass ceiling -- 1990s: facing up to problems -- Initiatives in equal employment opportunity -- The Past and Present Policewomen's Association IPPPWAQI -- Sondra Lena -- Uniforms -- Making headlines -- Arresting women -- Sport -- Awards -- Female civilians -- Milestones
Summary
Journey to equality: an illustrated history of women in Queensland police 1931-2001
Notes
"1931-2001 - 70 years"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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