Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’

"Queensland's Office for Women Website Purged of Gender Equality References Amid Staffer Claims of Government Censorship. A disturbing trend has emerged in the Queensland public service, with the website of the Office for Women being significantly altered to remove references to "gender equality" and the "gender pay gap." According to former staffers, the Liberal National party government's motives behind the changes are to "dewokify" the public service, sparking allegations of censorship. The removal of over 20 mentions of these key terms has raised concerns about the government's commitment to promoting equality and tackling systemic issues affecting women in the workplace."

Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gapGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReferences to “gender equality” have been removed from the Queensland Office for Women’s website amid claims by former staffers that the Liberal National party government wants to “dewokify” the public service.Guardian Australia has seen an email from a manager, sent in January, tasking staff with scanning the website for the word “gender” so that it could be “reframed”. Continue reading...