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Have your say: Let's talk pay survey 2025

The Ministry for Women and YWCA Auckland are running this survey to better understand how young women feel about talking about pay in the workplace. The survey is open until 11:45pm, Monday 11 August 2025.

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Positioning yourself for your next governance role

Watch the recording of our recent webinar with Amy Tea, Director of ATCL Search, about how to better assess potential governance opportunities and target your applications; and strategically position yourself for boards of interest.

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Organisations taking action on the gender pay gap

Read stories from some of New Zealand's leading companies, including Port of Auckland, The Diversity Agenda, Transpower, and Westpac, about their action on closing the gender pay gap.

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Read the latest issue of Te Karanga, our newsletter

Te Karanga has all of Manatū Wāhine’s latest news, research, and opportunities. You can subscribe and check out the June 2025 issue now.

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Launching the free to lead toolkit

In partnership with Netsafe, we're launching the free to lead toolkit to support women with a public profile or who use online spaces as part of their mahi, and their employers, gain practical tools and strategies to act against instances of online harm.

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Pay Gap Calculator toolkit launched

New Zealand businesses can now take meaningful action to drive down the gender pay gap with the launch of an online calculator today.

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Free to lead toolkit

Gain confidence to navigate online harm and remain active and engaged online.

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Gender pay gap toolkit

Gather your pay data, enter it into the online tool to calculate your gender pay gap, then complete the self-assessment questionnaire to help you take action.