The women's lobby
Networks, coalition building and the women of middle Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234622 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marian Sawer (0000-0001-9406-6702, University of Canberra), Abigail Groves (University of Canberra) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-459 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00323269408402306 |
| OpenAlex | W2030716540 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 8 |
The 'women's lobby' or the 'powerful feminist lobby' has been held responsible for a range of evils including the undermining of the traditional family, public expenditure on community services, social engineering and the imposition of 'political correctness'. To what extent is there a 'women's lobby' working from inside or outside government to influence public decision‐mating? In this paper we explore this question, using data from a social network analysis of the Australian women's movement conducted in 1992–3. Our findings are that there is a large, very loosely connected network of organisations engaging in advocacy on behalf of women. Density of ties is less than is found in a comparable study of the Canadian women's movement but there are more ties between non‐government groups and government agencies. Issues of organisational philosophy have inhibited the development of a 'peak body' for the non‐government women's movement and led to reliance on issue‐specific coalitions. Latterly, awareness of increasing fragmentation has led to a series of attempts to create more effective national networking
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |