The National Council of Women of New Zealand has released the second Gender Equal NZ Gender Attitudes survey. The research, undertaken every second year by Research NZ, aims to provide an ongoing gauge of attitudes towards gender in Aotearoa New Zealand. The inaugural 2017 survey gave a snapshot of New Zealander’s thoughts about gender at … Continue reading Second Gender Attitudes survey shows surprising shifts amongst Kiwis
Balance for better this International Women’s Day means including all genders
International Women’s Day is on Friday 8 March 2019 Balance for better this International Women’s Day means including all genders National Council of Women of New Zealand President and Gender Equal NZ spokesperson, Vanisa Dhiru, says that if we are aiming to ‘balance for better’ this International Women’s Day we need to include all genders. … Continue reading Balance for better this International Women’s Day means including all genders
Luke is a boy already
My boy Luke* is 17. He is going to go through late puberty soon, and we can see that he will grow some cute boy/man facial hair, because he has young whiskers already. I can’t wait to tease him about his first proper moustache. He works hard at school, and has applied for his first … Continue reading Luke is a boy already
Economic Independence: It’s complicated
Economic Independence: It’s complicated By Nina Herriman, Chief Storyteller Wicked. Choice. Sick. I don’t know what word young’uns these days are using to describe things that are cool. (I thought about asking my nieces and nephews but they’d probably think it’d be fun to prank Aunty Nina with nonsense words.) NCW’s 2015 white paper, Enabling … Continue reading Economic Independence: It’s complicated
Abortion: 66% of NZers agree that a woman should have the right to choose
Abortion: 66% of NZers agree that a woman should have the right to choose New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey shows that 66% of New Zealanders agree that a woman should have the right to choose whether or not she has an abortion – while 14% disagreed. A further 15% of New Zealanders were neutral … Continue reading Abortion: 66% of NZers agree that a woman should have the right to choose
Ignorance is not bliss – context is everything
When I was a kid, they told me girls can do anything, and I believed them. I still do. That career as a top gun fighter pilot? Still on the cards. Every time I score a try at touch rugby, part of me waits for that call from Steve Hansen. (Narrator: Nina never scores a try at touch rugby.) Despite a lifetime of very honest feedback from my family on my musical abilities, I’m certain I could make it as a rock star .
Expressions Of Interest – Chief Executive, National Council of Women New Zealand (NCWNZ)
Expressions Of Interest – Chief Executive, National Council of Women New Zealand (NCWNZ) Expressions of Interest for the position of Interim Chief Executive are being invited from interested parties who have previous Chief Executive or interim management experience in the NGO sector. A good understanding of intersectional feminism and gender equality and experience with media … Continue reading Expressions Of Interest – Chief Executive, National Council of Women New Zealand (NCWNZ)
Gender Equal NZ wins platinum Research Association award for New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey
Friday 17 August 2018 for immediate release Gender Equal NZ wins platinum Research Association award for New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey Gender Equal NZ, led by the National Council of Women, has today won a platinum Research Association award in the Infotools Community Advancement Category for New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey, carried out with … Continue reading Gender Equal NZ wins platinum Research Association award for New Zealand’s first Gender Attitudes Survey
Lies, damned lies and statistics? Telling accurate stories from data
In my last blog, I briefly mentioned the importance of accurate stories and promised to talk about how we’re going use the Gender Dashboard to tell accurate stories about gender inequality.
Suffrage 125 a milestone year for the National Council of Women
The National Council of Women, our leading organisation, is celebrating this milestone year by pushing forward to achieve gender equality for all New Zealanders with our Gender Equal NZ campaign. Today (19th September 2018) marks 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. On 19 September 1893, after the suffragists submitted a … Continue reading Suffrage 125 a milestone year for the National Council of Women