The file consists of printed items - leaflets, policy statements, reports, issues of journals - on the general theme of women's rights and women's issues.

The file comprises miscellaneous letters, papers and press cuttings assembled by Eirene White on prominent women in British public life, as part of her research for a chapter in a proposed book.

The file contains press releases, memoranda, reports and circulars relating to the Labour Party's policies towards women and women's issues. It includes material on women's safety, homelessness, the selection of women candidates for the 1997 general election, bridging the gender gap, and women in public appointments.