- Issue date
- 26 November 2024
Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women is seeking your input on the proposed topic for our 2025 Long-term Insights Briefing, which is focused on the impact of online harm on women and girls in leadership.
The Ministry is proposing this topic because research has shown the increasing prevalence of online harm poses a significant deterrent and barrier to women and girls' participation in public life, including in leadership roles.
Our proposed topic is: ‘Free to lead: tackling the effects of online harm on the pipeline of future women leaders’
The Ministry for Women is proposing to look at the effects of online harm on the pipeline of women and girls who may become future leaders. We will consider what outcomes may look like for women and girls in leadership positions or aspiring to leadership and public-facing roles across a 15-year timespan.
View the consultation documents here
What is a Long-term Insights Briefing?
Long-term Insights Briefings (LTIB) are intended to be ‘think pieces’ that provide information and analysis about medium and long-term trends, risks, and opportunities that affect Aotearoa New Zealand. Public service agencies are required to develop a Long-term Insights Briefing at least once every three years.
Long-term Insights Briefings are not government policy and are independent of ministers.
How to provide feedback
You can provide your feedback and insights by completing an anonymous online survey, either as an individual or on behalf of an organisation.
The consultation is open from Wednesday 27 November to Friday 20 December 2024
We welcome your feedback on a range of areas related to online harm and women in leadership, particularly focusing on views about the importance of this topic and what should be included in the briefing, and the drivers and mitigating factors of online harm.
You can provide feedback by completing a short survey here.
The survey will take 10 to 20 minutes to complete, depending on how much information you choose to share.
If you have any questions, email korero@women.govt.nz.
Next steps
Once this consultation has closed on 20 December, the Ministry will review and analyse the findings and prepare a draft LTIB. We will also be engaging directly with stakeholders working in this space.
In mid-2025, an LTIB report will be shared for the second phase of public consultation where we will seek feedback on the draft.
A final LTIB will be published in late-2025.
If you want to stay informed with the progress of this work, including the second consultation round on the draft LTIB, you can provide your email address at the end of the online survey, and we will be in touch with further updates and information directly.