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Progress has been made on a range of issues facing women but there is still more to do, as explored in the draft ninth periodic report from Aotearoa New Zealand on the implementation of the

Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women congratulates Norie Ape who has been selected as the non-governmental delegate to join the official NZ Government delegation to the sixty-seventh session of the

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The Government will extend pay equity to all community and iwi organisations who employ social workers and receive funding from the Crown, Minister for Women Jan Tinetti announced today.

• Record low gender pay gap of 7.7% in the public service
• Over 55% of public sector senior leadership roles held by women
• Māori pay gap in the public service lowest ever at 6.5%

Kellie Coombes, Secretary for Women and Chief Executive of Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women, explores why equal pay is so important, 50-years on from legislation outlawing sex-based discrimination. 

Hon Jan Tinetti, Minister for Women, is seeking nominations for members of the National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women (NACEW).

Preparing all young people for satisfying and rewarding working lives is an important issue to explore.

“We express our unwavering support for APEC and our deep appreciation to Thailand, as APEC Chair and PPWE Co-Chair in 2022, for delivering a successful host year. 

• 52.5% on public boards are women 
• Greatest ever percentage of women 
• Improved collection of ethnicity data 

“Women’s representation on public sec