BPW International

Four Australian women who have made their mark in advancing gender equality will be immortalised on a stamp. Eva Cox, Elizabeth Evatt, Germaine Greer and Anne Summers today will join the exclusive ranks of great Australians to appear on a stamp. The women will be presented with the Australia Post Australian Legends Award for 2011, which is given each year as part of Australia Day celebrations. They have been awarded the honour for their roles in campaigning for women’s equality. All four women rose to prominence in the 1970s, addressing women’s inequality in Australia and overseas in their writing, activism, judicial work and advocacy.