Article: Vic: Victoria Police to recruit 50 per cent women

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Vic: Victoria Police to recruit 50 per cent women

MELBOURNE, April 29 AAP - Victoria Police would recruit women over men in an affirmative-action strategy to boost the number of female police officers in the state, it was reported today.

Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has applied for an exemption from anti-discrimination laws to ensure 50 per cent of police recruits are women, the Herald Sun reported today.

The policy was reportedly revealed at a hearing of the Victorian Civil and ...

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