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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

Senior public servant questioned Women’s Network rebrand but not phallic logo design, documents show

The now withdrawn logo for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's Women's Network, which critics said looked like male genitalia
The now withdrawn logo for the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet's Women's Network, which critics said looked like male genitalia. Photograph: Supplied.

A senior public servant designated as the federal government’s “women’s champion” raised questions about a controversial new logo for the Women’s Network, though no concerns were raised about the design’s phallic appearance, according to newly released documents.

The purple, elongated logo was swiftly withdrawn in March after much public mockery, with the National Older Women’s Network describing the image as “either thoughtless or an insult”.

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