This study examines the relationship between women's movements and state feminism in order to explore the opportunities & constraints for integrating diversity questions into public policy making. The research is based on a comparative analysis of women's policy machinery in Canada & Australia and focusses on the capacity of state feminist institutions to facilitate interaction between women's movements and the state in support of successful policy interventions around diversity issues. Case studies in the area of anti-violence struggles are presented from Quebec, New South Wales, Western Australia, and South Australia. The report draws conclusions regarding the importance of women's policy machinery for integrating diversity questions into policy debates and the need for linkages between feminists and state feminist institutions.