Government Response to the National Rural Women's Summit Report 2009 

• A message from the Minister
  
  
• 1. Representation of women in decision making
  
  
• 2. Climate change, the environment and water
  
  
• 3. Health
  
  
• 4. Education
  
  
• 5. Young people
  
  
• 6. Infrastructure, transport and telecommunications
  
  
• 7. Community building, engagement and new arrivals
  
  
• 8. Vocational training, skills development and workforce participation
  
  
• 9. Employment and business development
  
  
• 10. Families and children
  
  
• 11. Women with disabilities
  
  
• 12. Culturally and linguistically diverse women
  
  
• 13. Indigenous women
  
  
• Appendix 1: Organisations represented

Initiatives are current to March 2009

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