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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 been recognised as the winner of the Kea Friend of New Zealand award at...

KPMG Publishes Māui Rau Report 2022

Global Women Partners, KPMG New Zealand, have recently released the latest...

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,...

Member Norah Barlow on embracing Te Ao Māori for equitable aged care

Embarking on a project to make aged care more accessible led Member Norah...

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week in context

“Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori. Ko te kupu te mauri o te reo Māori. E rua ēnei wehenga kōrero e hāngai tonu ana ki runga i te reo...

Dellwyn Stuart and KPMG win at 2022 Diversity Works Awards

This year’s 2022 Diversity Works Awards has yielded a win for not only a...

More women now on public boards in NZ than ever before

The number of women on public boards in Aotearoa New Zealand has...

Gaining top role at world’s biggest services firm huge for Pasifika community

Our Partners, Deloitte New Zealand, have officially appointed their second...

Welcoming our August 2022 new Members

Rebecca Callaghan Chief Financial Officer, Craigs Investment Partners My two main aspirations for women of Aotearoa are that we no longer see...

Maxine Simmons CNZM joints Co.ofWomen’s Hall of Fame

We’re proud to share that Global Women Member, Maxine Simmons CNZM has been...

Fashion Designer Juliette Hogan on joining our Entrepreneurs Leadership Programme

We’ve had such overwhelming positive feedback about our new, nation-first...

Who is most likely to feel included at work?

We know that feeling valued at work is a cornerstone of employee retention and...

Inside NZ Police’s Wāhine Māori Recruitment Campaign

This year has seen no shortage of great strides made by Global Women Partners, NZ Police. They’ve officially hit the mark of having women make up...

Introducing our new Entrepreneur Leadership Programme

We’re proud to announce that we’re launching a first-of-its-kind...

An inspiring start to the Global Women Learn, Lead, Legacy Community Series

We’re proud to announce our new Learn, Lead, Legacy series has officially...

Member Vanisa Dhiru on portfolio careers, intersectionality, and why she doesn’t want anyone to be the underdog

A key cornerstone in the Global Women Kaupapa is to influence the communities...

Register for Learn, Lead, Legacy | Tauranga 12.07.22

Global Women, ANZ and Bay of Plenty Regional Council are excited to invite you to the inaugural Learn, Lead, Legacy Community Series. Join us...

The Voices of Women.

Global Women and UN Women Āotearoa New Zealand deeply criticise the Supreme...

Member Miriama Kamo on Approaching Matariki With A Sense of Wonder and Curiosity

As Āotearoa has just embraced its new official public holiday— and the te ao...

Welcoming our May new Members

As we mark the middle of the year, we’re proud to announce eleven...

Member Vanessa Sorenson on Microsoft’s partnership with TupuToa to boost Māori and Pacific tech leaders

We’ve talked at length about the power in creating strong talent pipelines to promote workplace equity. We’re proud to announce that two local...

Four Members recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

We’re pleased to announce that four wāhine in our community have had their...

Women now make up a quarter of New Zealand’s police force

A new milestone has been reached in New Zealand Police’s mission to reflect...

Member Dame Patsy Reddy Joins NZ Rugby Board

Major changes have been made to our Partners, New Zealand Rugby’s board —...

The broken rung on the ladder for women in Tech

This week is Techweek, a moment dedicated to celebrating advancements through sharing the latest and greatest ideas. Of course, this involves...

Member Silvana Schenone joins Jarden as Managing Director & Co-Head of Investment

Global Women Member Silvana Schenone has just been announced as the Managing...

Nominations are open for the 2022 Women in Governance Awards

Do you know of — or happen to identify as — a bold wāhine on the board of...

Prince Harry launches global campaign inspired by Kaitiakitanga & Te Ao Māori

Prince Harry has launched a new campaign relating to sustainable travel —...

A statement from Global Women

“The Global Women community were shocked and appalled by Simon Henry’s statements regarding Nadia Lim and My Food Bag. “It’s incredibly...

Let’s drop the Motherhood Penalty and make every mothers’ day

As we celebrate the mothers and figures in our life, we acknowledge every...

Angela Meyer on the newly-promised Women’s Health Strategy

Angela Meyer, our Member, was a key player in shaping the next and far more...

Members Carolyn Luey and Cecilia Robinson on #BreakTheBias

Checking biases, calling them out, shifting internal dials: we all have a part...

Job-seekers asking about pay gaps, not salaries

The job seekers of today are asking about matters of diversity and pay gaps more than they did at the beginning of the pandemic. Showing there’s a...

Higher numbers of women in senior leadership teams linked to higher profit margins

A new decade-spanning study attests to the power of having more women on boards...

Champion For Change Matt Prichard on Shifting Parental Policies

Our Champion for Change, Matt Prichard, Executive Chairman at Partners KPMG New...

Our new members, and their hopes for the women of Āotearoa New Zealand

Amanda Malu CEO, Whānau Āwhina Plunket As a mother to three daughters my...

Congratulations to Activate Alumni: Beth Wotherspoon

Musing about what the next career chapter has in store was part of the Activate Leaders Programme experience for Beth Wotherspoon. What involved...

Progress not perfection: Companies struggle to hit gender diversity targets

We, along with our Champions for Change, herald transparency as part keeping...

Jodie King on the power of Vodafone’s ‘Free-Range Working’

Have you heard of Free-Range Working? For our recently-joined Partners,...

Hybrid working and the proximity bias: what does it mean for women?

Our working world is one of many crosscurrents. With lockdowns as we know them...

Rachel Smalley: ‘Feeling supported for the first time in a long time’ in Breakthrough Leaders Programme

Broadcaster Rachel Smalley candidly reflects on feeling supported “for the first time in a long time” in her time in our Breakthrough Leaders...

Stand in Your Spotlight: Member Jenni Prisk on her new book

Our members are a constant source of inspiration. Between unique outlooks,...

Theresa Gattung: Angel investors key to unlocking female potential in 2022

“We need a new growth engine to put us in the lead and we need to harness...

Theresa Gattung and Agnes Naera on the business of being a woman | Canvas

We’re all familiar with the idea that can’t be what we can’t see. In the...

BreakTheBias

Webinar Recap: Business Leaders on Breaking The Bias

Breaking biases involves many waves of changes to make tidal advancements. We all have a part to play. We recently gathered four inspiring people —...

What breaking the bias means for the women of Āotearoa

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and...

Unconscious bias see women getting different feedback at work to men | #BreakTheBias Series

Not all feedback is created equal. A new study reveals how unconscious bias...

Women and youth are underrepresented in work: Hays Workplace Realities for 2022

Global Women Partner, Hays Recruitment, recently published their Workplace...

Global Women Members Win New Zealand International Business Awards 2021

Two of the extraordinary exporters in the Global Women community have been recognised in this year’s New Zealand International Business Awards...

LGBTQ+ women experience the most microaggressions and sexual harassment in the workplace

Pride Month may be coming to a close for the year, but that doesn’t mean our...