On this page you will find Government and community publications relevant to women and girls in the ACT, as well as national and international publications on a range of women's issues.
Note: The women's information website is committed to making its information and services accessible to as many people as possible. There are some publications in this page in PDF format only, if you required these publications in other formats, please contact us on women@act.gov.au
ACT Government Publications
Community Publications
National Publications
International Publications
The ACT Women's Plan 2004-09 expired in September 2009. It provided a strategic policy framework for working with the community to improve the status of all women and girls. It was developed in response to a recommendation from the Legislative Assembly’s Select Committee on the Status of Women in the ACT report, and identified as a strategic action under Building Our Community - The Canberra Social Plan.
From July to October 2009, the Office for Women in partnership with the Ministerial Advisory Council on Women undertook consultations to inform the next Women's Plan. Three reports outlining community feedback are available:
Word 657kb | 
PDF 247kb PDF 990kb
RTF 833kb | PDF 115kbIt is expected that the ACT Women's Plan 2010-2015 will be launched in March 2010 to coincide with International Women’s Day activities.
ACT Women's Plan PDF 930kb
Status of Women in the ACT PDF 649kb
ACT Women 2006-2007 PDF 606kb - highlights achievements across ACT Government agencies against the six key themes of the ACT Women's Plan: recognition and representation; health and wellbeing; responsive housing; safe, inclusive communities; economic security and opportunities; and flexible education and training.
Taking stock - Reporting on the ACT Women's Plan (2004-09) Indicators of Success PDF 97kb | Word 264kb
Looking Forward - Reporting on the Discussion Paper PDF 173kb | Word 284kb
Justice, Options and Prevention - working to make the lives of ACT women safe PDF 556kb (This Framework guides Government agencies in their work to eleiminate violence against women, across their areas of responsibility.)
Health Status of Women in the ACT (2008) PDF 452kb
Women in the ACT: a social and demographic profile PDF 1.5mb
ACT Women's Statistics 2004 PDF 97kb
Honouring Our Local Women Publication PDF 1.5mb (stories of 19 remarkable ACT women)
Expectant and new Mother's ACT Workplaces - Guidelines for Employers and Employees PDF 1.2mb
Responding to sexual assault: the challenge of change (2005) 
Majura Women's Group's publication "Beyond I'm just Mum: rich stories of motherhood", a narrative therapy project funded by the ACT Women's Grants Program
Beyond I'm just Mum: rich stories of motherhood PDF 6.62mb
Women's Centre for Health Matters - produces publications related to the health and well being of women in the ACT.
Women in the Making of Canberra - a project of the National Foundation for Australian Women as part of the Foundation's ongoing initiative, the Australian Women's Archives Project.
Australian Government Office for Women - produces a number of publications relevant to women and girls in Australia.
Division for the Advancement of Women - (DAW) advocates the improvement of the status of women of the world. Its publications are developed as resources for governments, civil society and other relevant stakeholders, including entities in the UN system, to enhance work on gender equality, women's human rights and empowerment of women.
Not a Minute More : Ending Violence Against Women - a UNIFEM report, provides an overview of women's efforts around the world to staunch domestic violence.
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