Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
The Queensland Office for Women has removed numerous references to 'gender' from its website, sparking allegations of a government-led effort to 'dewokify' the public service. While former staff claim the move was directed by the minister, the government denies the claims.
Fiona Simpson, the Queensland minister for women, says claims that she deems the word ‘gender’ to be ‘on the nose’ and ‘loaded’ are utterly false. Photograph: Darren England/AAP Fiona Simpson, the Queensland minister for women, says claims that she deems the word ‘gender’ to be ‘on the nose’ and ‘loaded’ are utterly false. Photograph: Darren England/AAP Queensland politics Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’ Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap
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