30-04-2013 - Statement from Dame Susan Devoy, Race Relations Commissioner
Type: Statement
An arrangement for Dame Susan Devoy to endorse a range of spa pools was entered into well before she was appointed Race Relations Commissioner. Dame Susan said today,” The arrangement was made last year. However, in light of my appointment as Race Relations Commissioner it is now inappropriate and I will be terminating the agreement.” [...]
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31-07-2012 - United Nations urges Government to strengthen women’s rights
Type: Media Release
The Government has been urged to strengthen women’s rights in New Zealand by setting harder targets and improving resources across employment, health and education by the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. The Committee said it “notes with concern a number of challenges” that continue to impede women’s equality including violence [...]
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07-03-2012 - Ominous signs for job security of women
Type: Media Release
Security of employment is looming as a challenge facing women in New Zealand, according to Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Dr Judy McGregor.
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30-01-2012 - Getting more women into business: The Women’s Empowerment Principles
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“Even a casual observer will have noticed the predominance of males in key leadership roles across many key industries in NZ … the number of females at board level of NZSX top 100 companies is only just over 9%. Only 4% of these same companies had a female Chief Executive. NZ falls behind Australia, the [...]
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26-10-2011 - NZ women’s rights report presented in Geneva
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New Zealand has made consistent progress in eliminating discrimination against women and in progressing equality across a broad range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural indicators. That’s the good news. The not so good news is that there are enduring and pervasive barriers and inequalities that women in New Zealand, as mothers, grandmothers, carers, [...]
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07-03-2011 - Young women key to future of gender equality
Type: Media Release
Young women hold the key to furthering gender equality in New Zealand, says Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Dr Judy McGregor on the eve of the 100th birthday of International Women’s Day (8 March 2011). “There are ominous signs that women’s progress has stalled and in some cases women’s representation has slid backwards, according to the [...]
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11-02-2011 - Income sharing bill discriminates against sole parents
Type: Submission
The Human Rights Commission has advised a select committee that a proposed bill will discriminate against sole parents if passed into law.
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07-02-2011 - Standing on the precipice – how to rekindle new thinking about equality, diversity and inclusion
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Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor addressed the 4th International Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference at the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland on 7 February, 2011. Read Dr McGregor’s speech, Standing on the precipice.
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07-11-2010 - Public service not leading the way
Type: Media Release
Public service departments have fewer women at the top and many have significant gender pay gaps identified by department for the first time in the New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation 2010.
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07-11-2010 - Women’s Census report rates New Zealand universities
Type: Media Release
The 2010 New Zealand Census of Women’s Participation has highlighted New Zealand universities as an area making steady progress for women at a time when improvements in other areas of professional and public life have stalled.
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