MS 9592 comprises administrative records of the Australian Federation of University Women. The collection includes minutes of Council and committee meetings, committee papers, correspondence, membership lists, conference reports, financial papers and publications of the Australian Federation of University Women, International Federation of University Women and various national associations (91 boxes, 2 cartons, 1 fol. box).
The Acc04.061 instalment comprises records relating to the 2001-2003 triennium of the Australian Federation of University Women (4 cartons).
The Acc10.003 instalment comprises six volumes containing the minutes of the meetings of the 32nd triennium, 1 November 2000-31 October 2003 (3 boxes).
The Acc10.074 instalment comprises advocacy correspondence on a range of issues relating to women, reports to Council from state and territory associations, newsletters, papers for AGMs and Education Trust material (4 boxes).
The Acc12.126 instalment comprises conference and seminar papers from various conferences, including Australian Federation of University Women conference, Indigenous Education conference and the International Federation of University Women. Also, newsletters from the IFUW and AFUW, discussion papers on a range of AFUW policy issues, and council minutes (7 boxes).
The Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW) was formally established as the Australian Federation of University Women at the inaugural conference held in Sydney in September 1922. In addition to its involvement with women's issues specific to Australia, the AFGW also adopts International Federation of University Women initiatives and applies them at a national level. Amongst other things, the activities of the AFGW have involved the setting up of committees for special projects, the lobbying of government departments, the presentation of submissions to government and the holding of conferences, originally biennially but now triennially. The AFGW also administers a number of fellowships, which are awarded to further the studies of successful applicants. Over the years, the AFGW has been involved in a number of important issues relating to the education and employment of women. Activities have included campaigns to obtain equal pay and equal employment opportunities for women and to eliminate discrimination against women in both education and the workforce.
The Australian Federation of Graduate Women is a member association of the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). Founded in London in 1919, the IFUW is the international federation of all the associations of university women of various countries, within which each constituent association has its own autonomy. At the first IFUW conference, held in London in 1920, the aim of the Federation was laid out in the constitution as being "To promote understanding and friendship between the university women of the nations of the world, and thereby to further their interests and develop between their countries sympathy and mutual helpfulness". Over the years, the IFUW has been involved in a number of initiatives related to improving the working and living conditions of women around the world.
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