This report is a summary update of a more extensive report on the participation of women in the Australian public VET (vocational and technical education) sector in 2000. Data were obtained from publicly-funded training providers, including TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institutions and some schools and universities, registered community education providers, and some private providers (excluding their fee-for-service clients). Some of the highlights of the report include the following: (1) from 1991 to 2000, the number of women in public VET increased at a higher rate (by 94 percent) than the number of men (by 64 percent); (2) in 2000, females participated in VET on an equitable basis with males, making up about half of all 1.7 million VET students; (3) almost 90 percent of the women students had successful school outcomes, but in terms of employment outcomes, female graduates were more likely than males to be unemployed or employed part-time; and (4) the concept of traditionally "female" and "male" occupations still exits and some industries predominantly employ either males or females. (KC)