Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine Women’s Employment Action Plan (WEAP) was launched in June 2022. In August 2024, the Government released the Employment Action Plan, a vision for the labour market to support people into work and lift economic outcomes for New Zealand, which superseded the WEAP.
The Ministry is focused on raising women’s economic empowerment and progressing key work that began under the WEAP, including reducing the gender pay gap, improving women’s retirement outcomes, supporting gender investment, and supporting women in trade.
Read about the engagement and think pieces that informed the direction of the WEAP below.
Available formats and related files
MWDI CEO Insights on SME's and COVID-19 NCWNZ and the Women's Employment Action Plan Pacific Women Response and Actions The Triple Shift Wāhine Māori Engagement What We Heard - Initial Themes Women's Employment Action Plan workshop (Shama Ethnic Women's Trust, Feb 2022) Young Women and Work in 2022 and Beyond Community Engagement Hui With Ethnic Migrant Women (Feb 2022) Have we earned your respect yet - Seeking Workplace Equity for va'ine in Aotearoa Keep Holding the Ladder - Words on employment of disabled women Zonta International District 16 Submission - Women's Employment Action Plan