Fed: Labor women urge review not to water down rights
Labor women have warned of damage to the party's standing if an internal review watersdown affirmative action policies.
Former Victorian premier JOAN KIRNER and CHERYL DAVENPORT, a former Western Australianstate MP, have written an open letter to the HAWKE-WRAN review.
They say they are disappointed with reports that Labor targets for female preselectionin winnable seats may not be lifted.
An internal review by former prime minister BOB HAWKE and former New South Wales PremierNEVILLE WRAN will be released tomorrow.
Media reports have suggested the affirmative action plan could be scrapped to ensurethe survival of a reform package by Opposition Leader SIMON CREAN.
Some Labor women want female representation targets lifted from 35 per cent to 50 per cent.
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KEYWORD: ALP (CANBERRA)
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