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Cabinet Paper: Aotearoa New Zealand’s 9th Periodic Report Under the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women – Release of Draft for Public Consultation, authored by the Minister for Women, 19 December 2022.

Official Information Act Requests - 2023

We are strengthening access to official information by publishing responses to Official Information Act (OIA) requests of public interest.

Cabinet Paper: Responding to the Immediate Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Vulnerable Women, authored by the Minister for Women, 7 September 2022. 

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women advises the Government and work alongside others to represent diverse voices and improve the lives of women and girls in Aotearoa New Zealand. We engage with our community through our profiles on:

The Ministry for Women is committed to ensuring all employees are able to achieve their full potential, by fostering a work environment that is free from all gender-based inequalities in line with Kia Toipoto: the Public Service Gender Pay Gap 2021 - 20

Read the Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2022.  

If you would like a hard copy of this report, email info@women.govt.nz.

The Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study is a longitudinal study of 6,000 mothers and their children, which began with pre-birth interviews in 2009. Because GUiNZ tracks families over time, it’s a useful way to learn about mothers.

Proactive release of Reports as provided to the Minister for Women.

Advice that the Ministry has provided to the Minister for Women on a range of issues in 2022. These documents are historic and will not necessarily reflect the current status of the content. Where necessary, redactions have been made. 

Cabinet Paper: Government Response to the Report of the Education and Workforce Committee - Briefing into Pay Transparency, authored by Minister for Women and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, 23 June 2022. 

Results of the 2021 stocktake of gender, Māori, Pacific and ethnic diversity on public sector boards and committees, undertaken annually by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women.

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.

Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine Women’s Employment Action Plan (WEAP) was launched in June 2022.

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. 

Cabinet Paper: Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wahine Women's Action Employment Plan, authored by Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women, 4 May 2022.

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.