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Gender Equality in New Zealand

The current article is missing statistics about women in the workforce along with plans for the future of women's equality in the workforce. I plan on adding to this article by showing the ways in which women and men are represented differently. Along with this, I will show how the Women's Ministry of Affairs is involved in economic equality for women. The article needs more information on various aspects but especially in the economic section.

Gender equality is a topic in the workforce that has received increasing discussion and momentum. New Zealand started as the first nation to have full voting rights for women in 1893. From there, women entered the workforce in the 1960s, although the participation rate of men and women at the time was 81 percent and 67 percent respectively. (Casey) The report from the New Zealand Census of Women’s participation in Government and Professional Life shows 60 percent of women have no position of the top 100 corporations.(Casey) Approximately 63 percent of women’s work in New Zealand is unpaid, compared to 35 percent of men’s work. (New Zealand Women). The goals of the New Zealand policy is to achieve women’s representation in these organizations. Along with this, large corporations are encouraged to meet with the Women’s Ministry of Affairs (Curtin). New Zealand has utilized ways to further improve gender equality, by creating gender analysis tools so that various aspects can be further improved.

Feminists in New Zealand have developed their goal of creating greater equality for women. Equal economic agenda is a pillar of the feminist ideas stemming in the 1980s (4). The aim of these organizations is to create greater economic independence for women. The goal of these programs is to increase representation for women and help them gain further recognition in the economic sector (5). The amount of part time workers in New Zealand are three quarters women (7). Various demographics of women take on more part time work than men (7).

The development of different policies towards greater equality in the workforce is championed by the various women's organizations in New Zealand. The Women's Affairs is recognized on a national level in the country (6). The Ministry also created interactive relationships with different female organizations. The workforce has benefitted from the government interaction with women's organizations(8). The commitment of the government to provide an equal working field is an important aspect of equality for women in New Zealand. There is a National Action Plan to implement UNSC Resolution 1325, which is dedicated to Peace and Security for women (8).