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In the late eighties, the participation rate of women in Information Technology courses in most Australian Universities was around 25%. This low level of women's participation in computing courses occurs not only in Australia but also overseas [1], [2]. More studies that are recent indicate that the participation rates have not improved and in fact may be even further in decline [3]. Participation rates in the workforce also appear to be in decline [4], [5].Concerned at the imbalance within Australia, the Federal government directed all Australian Universities to increase the number of women in courses leading to a professional computing qualification (i.e., information technology courses) to 40% of students by 1995 [6].This paper details one Australian university's approach, over a 10-year period (1991 - 2001), to redress this imbalance. We provide examples of intervention strategies developed and the outcomes for these strategies. We present the outcomes against a background frame of the Australian Higher Education scene of that decade which was influenced by funding levels to universities in general and to equity programs in particular. We present data related to the participation of women in computing programs along with snapshots of the overall changing student demographics over this period.