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• Employment Choices for Young Women: The influence of gender representation in New Zealand produced television watched by children (2012)

  This report shares the findings for the research project on how gender representation in New Zealand-produced television content viewed by children aged 12 years and under can influence girls’ and women’s employment choices in later life.
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• Exciting Prospects in Women's Employment (2012)

  National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women - 1 March 2012 Forum Report. NACEW hosted this Forum with over 80 delegates to explore what will make a positive difference to young women in employment and on their
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• Women in Trades: Interviews With Employers and Tradeswoman (2011)

  This study was to understand what employers were currently doing in Aotearoa New Zealand to attract and retain women in male-dominated trades and to learn more about the benefits of having women in what have been traditionally male-dominated industries.…
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• Workplace Flexibility in the Accounting Sector (2010)

  This report outlines the findings of case study research into flexible work practices in the New Zealand accounting sector undertaken by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs between January and May 2010.
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• Identifying Emerging Industries (2010)

  In this report we identify the emerging global trends of green and knowledge economies and the enduring feminisation of the labour market.
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• New Zealand women’s employment outcomes (2010)

  This report aims to identify the characteristics, pay and working issues for prime-aged (25–54) female employees who work less than full-time in low-paid jobs – in particular, in low-paid jobs in retail, cleaning and residential care.
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• Analysis of Graduate Income Data 2002-2007 by Broad Field of Study (2010)

  The Ministry of Women’s Affairs has completed a limited analysis of male and female graduate incomes using the Student Loans and Allowances Integrated dataset of students who left university between 2001 and 2006.
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• Indicators for change: tracking the progress of New Zealand women (2009)

  Indicators for Change: Tracking the progress of New Zealand women is a periodical report published by the Ministry of Women's Affairs that provides a snapshot of the current social and economic status of women in New Zealand.
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• Mothers’ Labour Force Participation (2009)

  Analysis of comparative data from both the 2001 and 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings on mothers’ labour force participation, 2009.
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• Women on Boards: Why women on company boards are good for business (2009)

  This publication looks at evidence showing that women can add a competitive edge to company boards.
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• Men’s participation in unpaid care (2009)

  This paper summarises the results of a comprehensive literature review examining the barriers and supports for men’s greater participation in unpaid care.
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• Trading Choices: Young people’s career decisions and gender segregation in the trades (2008)

  The Ministry of Women’s Affairs commissioned this study as part of its plan to improve the economic independence of New Zealand women and to decrease gender segregation in the workforce, particularly in trades-related occupations.
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• Women in Enterprise: A report on women in small and medium enterprises in New Zealand (2009)

  The Women in Enterprise (WIE) project sought to gain a better understanding of women’s experiences in business by:
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• Priority Improvements to Parental Leave (2008)

  The 2005/06 evaluation of the parental leave scheme by the Department of Labour found considerable support for paid parental leave (PPL) with: an 80% take-up rate by eligible mothers; most mothers returning to the same employer following parental…
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• Financial support for family carers (2008)

  The paper first discusses the number and characteristics of family carers and the drivers behind New Zealand taking a new look at its policies for care giving for people experiencing ill-health, disability, mental illness, addiction or frailty
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• Research on Wages and Costs of Education and Training (2006)

  As part of its mandate to improve the economic independence of New Zealand women, the Ministry is interested in ensuring that information on wages and the costs of education and training in a range of occupations is available, so that young pe
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