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Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stepped down as New Zealand’s leader, but she deserves our warm-hearted praise both for her accomplishments in office as well as her final decision. Politically active and a member of the New Zealand Labor Party since she was 18, Ardern served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for nearly...
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While the gender pay gap between Pākehā men and Pākehā women has remained static for the last decade, ethnic pay gaps have increased.
The Minister of Health, district health boards (DHBs), and the Nurses Organisation all agree that if pay equity is settled then strike action could be avoided. Hundreds of nurses and supporters took to the streets in Auckland last month to demand better pay and conditions. Photo: RNZ / Nick Munro Nurses are set to resume strike action over three months at public hospitals throughout the country in a bid for better pay and conditions. Last month, 30,000 nurses walked off the wards in hospitals when negotiations with their DHB employers broke down. During collective agreement negotiations in 2...
9 Wins for Gender Equality in 2020 Worth Celebrating A look back at moments that empowered women and girls around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Achieving gender equality is key to ending extreme poverty. When women have equal rights to men, societies are healthier, wealthier, and better educated. You can join us and take action on this issue . If there’s one United Nations Global Goal that 2020 proved we need double-down on to achieve, it’s Goal 5 — gender equality. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was apparent that the international community was off track to empow...