Records of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Equal Opportunities Commission, author.

Series:

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision.

Women's Studies Archive: Voice and Vision

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination against women--Great Britain--Prevention.

Sex discrimination against women.

Great Britain. Equal Opportunities Commission--Records and correspondence.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (698 manuscripts).

Summary:

The Equal Opportunities Commission was set up as an independent statutory body that worked towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sex or marriage, promoted equal opportunities for women and men, kept the Sex and Discrimination Act under review, and provided legal advice and assistance to individuals who had been discriminated against. In 2007 it merged into the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The collection includes minutes and papers of Equal Opportunities Commission meetings, minutes and papers of its legal committee, surviving papers of other committees and working parties, and major case papers. With material covering 1962 to 2007, this collection is especially important in bringing the conversation on women's voices and visibility into the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Date range: 1974-2007.

Reproduction of the originals from the National Archives, Kew, United Kingdom.

Includes the following subcollections: SH 1: Commission minutes and papers; SH 2: Legal committee: minutes and papers; SH 3: Committees and working parties: minutes and papers; SH 4: Major cases papers.

OCLC:

1162511869