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1976-1991 (Creation)
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- Nova Scotia. Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women
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1.25 m of textual records.
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The Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women was formed in 1975 and constituted under the authority of the minister responsible for the status of women. The committee began operations in 1976 with seventeen members representing government departments with special responsibility for women's issues. It had a mandate to study provincial and federal government policies relating to women. By 1979 it included a representative from every department and selected agencies. The committee made recommendations to the minister on matters dealing with or affecting the status of women, existing and proposed legislation, existing or proposed government policies and practices, composition of the committee, and matters referred to it by the minister. In 1988 the Women's Directorate was created to maintain the committee and act as its secretariat. The committee was renamed the Interdepartmental Committee on Women's Issues in 1992.
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Series forms part of Women's Directorate fonds and consists of agendas and minutes of meetings of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women. Series also includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and membership lists. There are also agendas, minutes, and attendance sheets. Sub-committees include Pay Equity, Plan of Action, Wife Battering, Contract Compliance, Pornography, Planning, Membership, Needs Assessment, and Communications. Series is arranged by file number.