Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women and Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand are pleased to announce our upcoming event: Leadership and legacy: Celebrating women leaders in Aotearoa, and we invite yo
The Manatū Wāhine Physical Activity and Wellbeing Fund, which provides financial support for community-led initiatives that improve women and girls’ access to sport and active recreation activities to support their wider wellbeing, is now
Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women has today launched a $500,000 contestable fund to improve women and girls’ wellbeing through participation in sport and active recreation activities.
67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women: New Zealand National Statement. Delivered by: Hon Jan Tinetti, Minister for Women, Education, and Child Poverty Reduction.
67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Statement at Ministerial Roundtable session. Delivered by: Te Tumu Whakarae mō te wahine | Secretary for Women and Chief Executive, Kellie Coombes.
Minister for Women, Hon Jan Tinetti, has appointed ten members to the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) for a three-year term.
Progress has been made on a range of issues facing women but there is still more to do, as explored in the draft ninth periodic report from Aotearoa New Zealand on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminat
Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women congratulates Norie Ape who has been selected as the non-governmental delegate to join the official NZ Government delegation to the sixty-seventh session of the
We are seeking expressions of interest from individuals, academics, and/or representatives of non-government organisations to be the NGO delegate on the official New Zealand Government delegation to the 67th session of the Commission on the Status
Kellie Coombes, Secretary for Women and Chief Executive of Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women, explores why equal pay is so important, 50-years on from legislatio
“We express our unwavering support for APEC and our deep appreciation to Thailand, as APEC Chair and PPWE Co-Chair in 2022, for delivering a successful host year.
Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine: Women’s Employment Action Plan was launched today by Minister for Women Jan Tinetti – with the goal of ensuring New Zealand is a great place for women to work.
Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women has received additional funding in Budget 2022 to continue to support improved outcomes for wāhine women and kōtiro girls. Budget 2022 provides for additional funding of:
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recently launched the Empowering Change tool; a step-by-step tool for policy professionals to apply gender analysis to their work.
Minister for Women Jan Tinetti delivered a pre-recorded statement at CSW66 in New York yesterday in a high-level roundtable discussion on the topic You can find more information on
Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women congratulates Maisy Bentley and Vaiola Tauti who have been selected as the non-governmental delegates to join the official NZ Government delegation to the Commission on the
Minister for Women Jan Tinetti today announced financial support will be allocated to the 160 successful applicants for the COVID-19 Community Fund, to support organisations helping women/wāhine and girls/kōtiro in Aotearoa New Zealand affected by
The Ministry is working on the development of the Women’s Employment Action Plan which will identify actions to improve the employment outcomes for women in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Minister for Women, Hon Jan Tinetti announced a new $2 million community fund that will provide support for women and girls adversely affected by COVID-19.
A new report, Pacific women and men in business, jointly released by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples highlighting the contribution of Pacific people in business across Aotearoa New Zealand and their economic impact.
Hon Julie Anne Genter, Minister for Women, has announced that the $1 million COVID-19 Community Fund for women and girls has been doubled and who the successful funding applicants are.
The Government’s increase to paid parental leave kicks in today with another 4 weeks taking New Zealand up to a full 6 months (26 weeks, up from 22 weeks) leave for new parents, and the maximum weekly payment will increase by $20pw, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.
The Government is on the verge of reaching its target of state sector boards and committees made up of at least 50 percent women following the release of the annual gender stocktake of New Zealand’s state sector boards and committees undertaken by the Ministry for Women.
As part of the Ministry for Women's role as the Government's principal advisor on achieving better outcomes for women and girls, we have been looking at how COVID-19 is affecting women in particular.
Kiwi Dads, a photographic exhibition and campaign to promote equal access to paid parental leave, will be on display in the foyer of the Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston Street, Wellington from 24-28 February 2020.
Five new members joined the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) today to discuss women’s employment issues, in an advisory role to the Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter.
The Ministry for Women is seeking expressions of interest from interested individuals, academics, and representatives of non-government organisations to join the official New Zealand Government delegation to the 64th session of the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter welcomes leaders in the private sector taking action on closing their gender pay gaps to ensure a fairer workplace for all New Zealanders. Ms Genter today launched a new report, Addressing the gender pay gap and driving women’s representation in senior leadership, from the Champions for Change group.
Passing equal pay legislation, delivering record pay settlements for female dominated workforces and requiring public sector agencies to develop plans to close the gender pay gap are just some of the steps the Government is taking to ensure women are paid fairly says Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter.