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- 1976-1978 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.5 A box (1 folder)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Committee (1976-1978) was founded in 1976. The first meeting of the Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Committee took place in Wokingham on the 8 Jan 1976. It was a non-party organisation with the following aims: to spread knowledge of recent legislation in the field, to foster awareness of the issues involved in public and private life, to monitor locally the implementation of the new legislation and to help individuals who wished to take advantage of the provisions of the new law. It soon changed its name to the Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Group on the advice of the Equal Opportunities Commission. The group undertook a series of activities, including providing a panel of speakers to local groups such as the Round Table, the Women's Register and the local branch of the Labour Party. Additionally, it undertook publicity for itself and its aims through radio and newspaper interviews and leaflets and organised an exhibition of photographs on the working lives of women. The main part of its work, however, was responding to government consultative documents, liaising with local authority schools and careers officers to assess the impact of the legislation, and assisting with the establishment of a local branch of the Citizen's Advice Bureau. They were only able to assist in one individual case before ending their activities some time in late 1978 due to declining attendance.
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GB 106 5CBE 1976-1978 fonds 0.5 A box (1 folder) Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Group
Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Committee (1976-1978) was founded in 1976. The first meeting of the Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Committee took place in Wokingham on the 8 Jan 1976. It was a non-party organisation with the following aims: to spread knowledge of recent legislation in the field, to foster awareness of the issues involved in public and private life, to monitor locally the implementation of the new legislation and to help individuals who wished to take advantage of the provisions of the new law. It soon changed its name to the Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Group on the advice of the Equal Opportunities Commission. The group undertook a series of activities, including providing a panel of speakers to local groups such as the Round Table, the Women's Register and the local branch of the Labour Party. Additionally, it undertook publicity for itself and its aims through radio and newspaper interviews and leaflets and organised an exhibition of photographs on the working lives of women. The main part of its work, however, was responding to government consultative documents, liaising with local authority schools and careers officers to assess the impact of the legislation, and assisting with the establishment of a local branch of the Citizen's Advice Bureau. They were only able to assist in one individual case before ending their activities some time in late 1978 due to declining attendance.
Unknown.
The archive consists of minutes (1976-1978).
This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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Fawcett Library Catalogue
Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
24/01/2008 Associations Womens organizations Sex distribution Sex Women Social and economic rights Equal opportunity Rights of special groups Womens rights Womens status Organizations Central Berkshire Equal Opportunities Committee London England UK Western Europe Europe Berkshire
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Unknown.
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Scope and content
The archive consists of minutes (1976-1978).
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This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Fawcett Library Catalogue
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- Organizations » Associations
- Organizations » Associations » Womens organizations
- Sex distribution
- Sex distribution » Sex
- Sex distribution » Sex » Women
- Social and economic rights
- Social and economic rights » Equal opportunity
- Rights of special groups
- Rights of special groups » Womens rights
- Rights of special groups » Womens rights » Womens status
- Organizations
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English