Stats NZ has released that the gender pay gap was steady at 9.5 percent in the June 2020 quarter and has remained relatively the same since 2017.
This webinar was facilitated by the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, Federation of Māori Authorities and Ministry for Women.
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 Relat
Young people in Waikato will be the first to have free access to period products in schools in another step to support children and young people in poverty says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The Government is on the verge of reaching its target of state sector boards and committees made up of at least 50 percent women, say Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter and Minister for Ethnic Communities Jenny Salesa.
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.
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's gender pay gap data was not included in the State Services Commission's Public Service Workforce Data results, released today.
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has released a new report celebrating the contribution of wāhine Māori in business across Aotearoa New Zealand.
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.
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 pa
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter announced $6.2 million funding for progressing the Crown’s engagement with the Waitangi Tribunal’s Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry, while speaking to the Federation of Māori Authorities Huihuinga Wāhine (Māori Women’s Le
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has launched Bringing Gender In, a new online tool to
Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter announced today that 2018 has seen a record level of women on state sector boards.
Women who aren’t paid the same as men for similar jobs will be given the tools to make a pay equity claim as the Wellbeing Budget delivers a practical solution to gender discrimination in the workplace.
New research from New Zealand online safety organisation Netsafe, who the Ministry for Women has partnered with on prior research into the gendered nature of digital harm, reveals that five percent of Kiwi adults have been the victim
