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Established in 1967, the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) (the Council) is a long-standing Ministerial advisory body. It has a track record of addressing issues of concern for women in employment.

This is the fifth report that uses the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) longitudinal survey data to explore how the inability to access affordable childcare affects the long run labour market outcomes of mothers.

This is the fourth report that uses the Growing Up in New Zealand data to explore how the inability to access affordable childcare affects the long run labour market outcomes of mothers. 

Stories from New Zealand women about their work-life balance. 

Are you considering self employment as a career option? If so, NACEW invites you to access the links to key information and services to assist you with quality choices and decisions.

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.

The purpose of this review is to synthesise findings about flexible working arrangements from relevant literature in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Canada.

Cabinet Paper: Building back better for women: Improving women’s wellbeing and employment outcomes in response to COVID-19, authored by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women, 27 October 2021.

This is the third report that uses the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal survey data to explore how the inability to access affordable childcare affects the long run labour market outcomes of mothers.

This is the second report that uses the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal survey data to explore how the inability to access affordable childcare affects the long run labour market outcomes of mothers.

This is the first report that uses the Growing Up in New Zealand data to explore how the inability to access affordable childcare affects the long run labour market outcomes of mothers.

The National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW) commissioned a series of case studies exploring gender diversity in private sector organisations.

Ngā wāhine kaipakihi: he tirohanga, Māori women in business: insights shows increasing numbers of Māori women active in businesses across all regions of New Zealand. Their businesses employ others and provide income for Māori women and their whānau. The top industries that Māori women in business are involved in are: agriculture, forestry and fishing; professional, scientific and technical services and construction.

A literature scan commissioned by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women to inform discussion of international best practice about preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment. 

The Ministry for Women provided input into the inquiry on the gendered implications of mental health and addiction. In it we noted: that gender-based violence can have a large impact on women’s mental health; that this violence is a major issue in New Zealand; that it is important that mental health and addiction systems and services are gender-responsive, and work for the women and girls who need them most. This includes women and girls facing multiple barriers to accessing support; and that some groups of women, such as Māori and Pacific women, and women prisoners, may be disproportionately affected by mental health issues and addictions and may require targeted support and services delivered in a gender-responsive and culturally-appropriate ways.

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women interviewed 40 mothers in Whāngarei, South Auckland and Gisborne, to hear in their own words, their experiences of the social services they accessed both during pregnancy and with young children. Manatū Wāhine also conducted a literature review at the same time considering Aotearoa New Zealand and international literature on the experiences of young mothers.

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women has led research with Netsafe on looking at young New Zealanders’ experiences of digital harm.

The Ministry for Women's report, A malu i 'āiga, e malu fo'i i fafo: Protection for the family, protection for all, shares, from the perspective of Samoan people, what works to keep Samoan women and girls safe from violence.