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Welcome our July 2023 New Members!

Warmly welcome our inspiring group of new Global Women members from July’s intake! Learn more about them and their aspirations for women of...

Walking with wāhine Māori in the arts

With New Zealand Fashion Week’s triumphant return to our nation in August...

The talent crisis Kiwi businesses are sleepwalking into

Our Champions for Change’s findings have made one thing clear: it’s time...

Why we’re still losing women from leadership

Being continuously curious is something that binds our membership. On the other...

Theresa Gattung on the $32b gender investment gap

One of Aotearoa’s most prolific angel investors—not to mention, our Global Women Chair—Theresa Gattung is shining a light on the lack of...

Top CEOs warn: Businesses need to take DE&I seriously now – or be left behind

Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua Champions for Change, a...

The new Aotearoa: Champions for Change on the New New Zealand demographic

Did you know that by 2043, New Zealand’s then six million-strong population...

Dame Farah Palmer on sport, success and overcoming self-doubt

In a beautifully bold kõrero with NBR, Global Women Member Dame Farah Palmer...

King’s Birthday Honours
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Maggie Eyre

Two Global Women Members Among the First King’s Birthday Honours

Our first ever roll of King’s Birthday Honours in King Charles’ reign sees two wāhine in our community receive recognition for their dedication...

Inside our Women in Leadership Series Whakatāne

What piece of wisdom would you write on a postcard, for a young woman...

The Wonderful Wins of Activate’s Christchurch Alumnae

Our leadership programmes speaks to the power we have both as individuals,...

A Tribute to Dame Rosie Horton

“Kua hinga te Totara I te ao nui a Tane The Totara has fallen in the forest...

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New Zealand’s First Parental Leave Register is Officially Live

New Zealand’s first ever Parental Leave Register is live as of Tuesday 20 May. To say hit the ground running would simply be an understatement....

Member Angela Meyer on the Power of Financial Literacy & Resilience

A focus of Global Women’s mahi, and that of our communities is upskilling and...

EVENT: Global Women Hosts Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng for a one-of-a-kind Equity Kōrero

Dr Maya Soetoro-NG will share her perspectives in a one-of-a-kind...

What can Australia’s pay gap publishing bill mean for Aotearoa?

Australia has officially passed a bill through parliament that will help ensure...

Why are senior-level women calling it quits?

Decades of honing their craft and climbing the career ladder is leaving little space for women at the C-Suite. Women leaders are leaving their...

Welcome our March 2023 New Members!

A great start to the year with this trailblazer group of new Global Women...

Member Dame Margaret Brimble’s Breakthrough Neurological Drug

Global Women Member, distinguished professor director of medicinal chemistry...

Mavis Mullins is the first Woman President of Hawkes Bay Rugby Union

We’ve seen women increasingly join and lead boards, as well as women’s...

Amanda Millar

Noise and silence — the hate is gagging our women.

Amanda Millar is the founder of communications company amandamillar&co and has more than three decades of experience as a current affairs TV...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Turning Point

How does the Treaty of Waitangi, managing emissions and embracing equity work...

Arihia Bennett on being the chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

Photo credit: Stuff.co.nz Ever wondered what shapes an impactful leader like...

Traci Houpapa joins CA ANZ’s board of directors

Many feathers adorn the cap of Global Women Member, Traci Houpapa. An...

Claudia Orange
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Waitangi

183 years on, the Treaty of Waitangi is yet to be fully shaped

Our energy has been focused on exploring the past and future focuses of The Treaty of Waitangi here at Global Women. Our Waitangi Day campaign...

Craigs Investment Partners on becoming a Global Women Partner

If there’s anyone who understands the importance of — quite...

Waitangi Day: Looking back and moving forward

It’s said that history never repeats. Through the power of reflection, we can...

Member Jolie Hodson named CEO of the year

Global Member and Champion for Change, Jolie Hodson, is heading into 2023 with...

Is it time Āotearoa embraced a parental leave registry?

It’s no secret that we believe that transparency is a key driver of change. From advocating for pay gap reporting with our Champions for Change,...

Champions for Change — working together to achieve inclusive prosperity for Aotearoa

In the final Champions for Change Summit for 2022, a panel comprising Jolie...

Meet our November New Members!

Our November 2022 new members and their aspirations for the women of Aotearoa ...

Dame Patsy Reddy elected as New Zealand Rugby chair

It’s with great pride that we share that one of our members has made history...

Riana Manuel: the gap between Māori and non-Māori life expectancy should be falling within five years

A seven-year gap between Māori and non-Māori life expectancy should be falling within five years, shares Global Women Member and chief executive of...

We’re ‘downing tools’ to raise awareness of gender pay gap this #NoPayDay

Today, on Monday 28th November, we’re calling on the community to...

Three steps to help shift the dial on #NoPayDay

Today we are calling on the community to ‘down tools’ and put on their out...

The Champions for Change Pluse-Check

Prosperity and our sense of Nationhood Te Tiriti o Waitangi lighting the...

Member Carmen Vicelich’s Valocity announced as runner-up global fintech of the year

Global Women Member Carmen Vicelich’s company, Valocity, has been acknowledged on the world stage for their trailblazing in the FinTech...

Will Remote Work Help or Hinder the Pursuit of Equality?

Tides aren’t just changing when it comes to the status-quo of working styles....

Spark launches $1 million scholarship programme for Māori, Pasifika and women

When it comes to diversity in technology, women represent only 27% of the...

In service of Change

Having recently celebrated the launch of the Gattung Foundation, Global Women...

RSVP Now: Women in Leadership Series November

After the success of our inaugural Lead, Learn Legacy series in Tauranga, Global Women is proud to announce a second inspiring fireside panel taking...

Welcoming our October New Members

It’s always a terrific pleasure to welcome new women into the Global...

New member Frances Shoemack wins NZTE Inspiring Women Leaders Award

Just one hour after becoming a Global Woman Member, Frances Shoemack was...

Ruatōrea’s only listed company has a high

Did you know that Rua Bioscience was originally founded to create work for...

New MP’s swearing-in will make political history for New Zealand Women

The swearing-in of a new Minister of Parliament marks a milestone for Parliament and women in New Zealand: it’s the first time in history that...

Introducing Stephany, our Membership & Marketing Assistant, and her journey to Global Women.

Introducing the latest addition to the Global Women team, Stephany...

Have you heard about the gender aspiration gap?

There’s many gaps when it comes to women’s workplace interactions. We’ve...

Member Kaila Colbin wins 2022 Kea Friend of New Zealand World Class Award

It’s with great pride that we announce Global Women Member Kaila Colbin has...

KPMG Publishes Māui Rau Report 2022

Global Women Partners, KPMG New Zealand, have recently released the latest findings on what the evolution of the current generation of Post...

Help us change the face of sport in New Zealand

You are invited to change the face of sports. How? By sending the ladder down,...