Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine Women’s Employment Action Plan was launched on 30 June 2022 by Minister for Women Hon Jan Tinetti – with the goal of supporting all women in Aotearoa to fulfil their potential.
The Minister, and the development of Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine, were supported by the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women: Traci Houpapa (Chair), David McLean, Bernadette Pereira, Theresa Gattung, Angela McLeod, Jade Tang-Taylor, Alison Mau, Ariana Paul, Katherine Rich (Business New Zealand representative), and Erin Polaczuk (CTU representative).
Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine features actions to improve employment pathways for women who are marginalised at work, particularly wāhine Māori, Pacific women, young and older women, disabled women, women who are former refugees and recent migrants, and women in the LGBTQIA+ community.
You can read about the engagement and think pieces that informed the direction of Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine 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