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• New Zealand Women in Export Trade: Understanding the barriers (2023)

  This BERL report provides insights for decision makers on the challenges and barriers that women in export in New Zealand face.
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• The economic rationales for narrowing the Gender Pay Gap (2006)

  This paper discusses the extent to which the gender pay gap represents inequities, and the approach that governments should take to improve the relative pay of women, are much debated within economics and public policy.
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• Getting it done: Utilising women's skills in the workforce (2015)

  Women in Canterbury now make up a higher proportion of those employed in construction than do women nationally.
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• Women in Trades (2021)

  Manatū Wāhine has collaborated with partners in the construction industry to produce these booklets aimed at employers within the construction industry and women and girls considering constructions trades as a careers option to encourage more women into…
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• Country Case Studies on Pay Transparency (2022)

  This report from Manatū Wāhine is a country case studies on pay transparency in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland and the United Kingdom.
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• Literature Scan - Unpaid Work: a Pacific Gender Perspective (2019)

  A literature scan undertaken to identify research published from 2010-2019, on the nature of unpaid work that is undertaken by Pacific Island women in Aotearoa New Zealand. 
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• Māori and Pasifika Women in Trades (2018)

  These Māori and Pacific wāhine know first-hand that there's no such thing as men's work. We hope these stories of these trailblazing wāhine working in industries with so few women inspire other young Māori and Pacific women in trades.
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• Parenthood and Labour Market Outcomes (2018)

  This research paper, Parenthood and labour market outcomes,  is an initial exploration of what we can learn about the drivers of the gender pay gap in New Zealand from combining administrative wage data, birth records, and…
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• Closing the Gender Pay Gap - Actions for Employers (2017)

  In New Zealand, on average, a woman earns 9.4 percent less than a man. As an employer, you can play a leading role in closing the gap. Not only your organisation, but the wider economy, will reap the benefits. This booklet is a starting point for…
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• Growing Your Trades Workforce: How To Attract Women To Your Jobs (2014)

  This handbook gives good practical advice to employers on how to attract women to the industry, and how to find women for their trade jobs.
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• Ultimit Benefit (2013)

  This research, by ESITO, shares the stories of nine women in the electricity supply industry. The research aims to gain a better understanding of how the electricity supply industry can develop strategies for a more diverse workforce.
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• Building Back Better: Utilising Women's Labour In The Canterbury Recovery (2013)

  This research report presents new information about the employment situation of un- and under-employed Canterbury women. It tells us that there is under-utilised, ‘hidden’ female labour in Canterbury.
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• Literature Review About The Use of Affirmative Action Programmes To Address Gender Discrimination In The Workplace (2013)

  This is a literature review, commissioned by New Zealand Police about the use of affirmative action programmes to address gender discrimination in the workplace.
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• Changes In Women’s Earnings (2013)

  This report, prepared by NZIER, describes the drivers of changes in the economic returns to women’s skills over the past 30 years and considers how these drivers may affect returns to women’s skills over the next 10 to 15 years.
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• Play fair: Ensuring that men and women are paid and treated fairly in the workplace (2012)

  These guides will assist organisations to assess whether their male and female employees equitably share opportunities to develop and fully participate at work.
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• Does Gender Matter? (2012)

  The findings of this study came from an online survey and interviews of engineering graduates from 2000-2005. 
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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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• 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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