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The Motherhood Penalty

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

As we celebrate the mothers and figures in our life, we acknowledge every nuance of motherhood. For the women of Aotearoa, that includes the...

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...

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 — as well as the frameworks to get women there — in order to...

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...

Champions for Change

Progress not perfection: Companies struggle to hit gender diversity targets

We, along with our Champions for Change, herald transparency as part keeping ourselves accountable and learning from one another. A new piece on...

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...

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

Our members are a constant source of inspiration. Between unique outlooks, missions to advance women and career milestones, our kōreros with our...

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...

Webinar Recap: Business Leaders on Breaking The Bias

Breaking biases involves many waves of changes to make tidal advancements. We...

BreakTheBias

What breaking the bias means for the women of Āotearoa

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. Our efforts to advance women often calls on us to consider...

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...

#GWPrideSeries

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 focus on promoting the equity of diverse people in the workplace is...

Carrie Hurihanganui: “We need to break down the silos and systems that hold women back”

On 8 February 2022, Auckland International Airport welcomed a new Chief...

Allyship starts in the workplace

According to Forbes, 92% of people feel that allies have been valuable in their...

Dame Silvia Cartwright: Lifetime Achievement Award at Women of Influence 2021

It’s with a great deal of pride we share that Dame Silvia Cartwright has been...

Champions for Change

Women set to achieve parity on boards by 2045: Deloitte reports

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program’s Seventh Edition of the Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective report includes updates from 72...

Chief Executives appointed to interim entities Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority 

It’s with great pleasure that we celebrate that two members of our community...

C-suite inaccessible for many transgender workers

Our partners, McKinsey, have some new insights into the participation, plight,...

6 ways to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in 2022

New Zealand is currently home to over 230,000 ethnic Chinese residents, many of...

IBM’s Six Ways to Advance Organisational Equality

Planning your diversity and inclusion efforts this year? Our partners, IBM, have some pointers on the key steps your organisations should take to...

Dame Patsy Reddy: Appointed Commander of The Royal Victorian Order

Inspiration is the best way to begin a new year, and our members are providing...

Congratulations to our Members on the 2022 New Year Honours List

Global Women would like to acknowledge the three dedicated wāhine in our...

Rebecca Percasky’s World-First Answer to Plastic Pollution

Among the inspirational moves being made by one of our new Global Women members...

Where the next big move in women’s pay is coming from

Addressing gender and ethnic pay gaps has been a key focus in our mahi here at Global Women. Recently, we proudly stood as one of 20 organisations...

Champions for Change Progress remains steady despite another challenging year with Covid

Our Champions for Change have just today released this year’s Diversity &...

I am out of the office until 1 January 2022

The gender pay gap is a high level indicator of the difference between women...

Our members, the Women of Influence 2021 finalists

In a year that’s seen plenty of pockets of uncertainty and challenges galore,...

Champions for Change
ClosePayGaps
MindTheGap

It’s time to commit to Gender Pay Gap reporting

“Once upon a time, women didn’t have the right to vote. We sorted that.” Now, it’s time to sort the Gender Pay Gap in our country. 49...

Kirsty McVicar wins CCNZ Hynds Women in Contracting Winner 2021

Congratulations to Kirsty McVicar, who’s been named as the CCNZ Hynds Women...

Ziena Jalil and Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i on joining Asia New Zealand Foundation board

The Asia New Zealand Foundation has made three new appointments to their board...

NZTE Wins Top Leadership Award in Diversity Works 2021 Awards

Congratulations to our Partners, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise on taking the...

Missing Women: 133 don’t know they have potentially deadly breast cancer

The Breast Cancer Foundation is calling on the government to take more urgent action to re-prioritize breast screening. Without it, 133 women —...

Congratulations to Carrie Hurihanganui: Auckland Airport’s first female CEO

Auckland Airport has announced the appointment of their first ever female chief...

Global Women Impact Series: The Tools to Co-Create a Sustainable Aotearoa

Our most recent Impact Series webinar explored how we can co-create a more...

PwC to hire 500 more workers and boost Māori and Pasifika diversity

Our Platinum Partners, PwC New Zealand, have committed to an impressive new...

Vanessa Stoddart Announced as Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority board member

Congratulations to Vanessa Stoddart, a Global Women Member, who has been appointed as an interim board member for the newly unveiled Health New...

Theresa Gattung: Banks lead the way with women-to-leadership ratio

Newly appointed Global Women Chair, Theresa Gattung, shares her thoughts on the...

6 Life-Changing Habits, From Some of NZ’s Most Successful Women

Six Global Women Members from all backgrounds and industries have shared their...

More than pay: the gender gap in belonging

Working women don’t just face a pay gap: new research also shows there’s a...

Are we being duped on the gender pay gap?

We know there’s a gender pay gap in New Zealand: but is it steeper than initially thought and reported? Two of our members, Jo Cribb and Siobhan...

Deloitte Top 200: D&I and Young Executive Awards are open

At a time where there are many whirlwinds coming from all directions, it’s...

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

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

Members Carolyn Luey and Cecilia Robinson on #BreakTheBias

Job-seekers asking about pay gaps, not salaries

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

Champion For Change Matt Prichard on Shifting Parental Policies

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

Congratulations to Activate Alumni: Beth Wotherspoon

Progress not perfection: Companies struggle to hit gender diversity targets

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

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

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

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

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

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

Webinar Recap: Business Leaders on Breaking The Bias

What breaking the bias means for the women of Āotearoa

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

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

Global Women Members Win New Zealand International Business Awards 2021

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

Carrie Hurihanganui: “We need to break down the silos and systems that hold women back”

Allyship starts in the workplace

Dame Silvia Cartwright: Lifetime Achievement Award at Women of Influence 2021

Women set to achieve parity on boards by 2045: Deloitte reports

Chief Executives appointed to interim entities Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority

C-suite inaccessible for many transgender workers

6 ways to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in 2022

IBM’s Six Ways to Advance Organisational Equality

Dame Patsy Reddy: Appointed Commander of The Royal Victorian Order

Congratulations to our Members on the 2022 New Year Honours List

Rebecca Percasky’s World-First Answer to Plastic Pollution

Where the next big move in women’s pay is coming from

Champions for Change Progress remains steady despite another challenging year with Covid

I am out of the office until 1 January 2022

Our members, the Women of Influence 2021 finalists

It’s time to commit to Gender Pay Gap reporting

Kirsty McVicar wins CCNZ Hynds Women in Contracting Winner 2021

Ziena Jalil and Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i on joining Asia New Zealand Foundation board

NZTE Wins Top Leadership Award in Diversity Works 2021 Awards

Missing Women: 133 don’t know they have potentially deadly breast cancer

Congratulations to Carrie Hurihanganui: Auckland Airport’s first female CEO

Global Women Impact Series: The Tools to Co-Create a Sustainable Aotearoa

PwC to hire 500 more workers and boost Māori and Pasifika diversity

Vanessa Stoddart Announced as Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority board member

Theresa Gattung: Banks lead the way with women-to-leadership ratio

6 Life-Changing Habits, From Some of NZ’s Most Successful Women

More than pay: the gender gap in belonging

Are we being duped on the gender pay gap?

Deloitte Top 200: D&I and Young Executive Awards are open

Chief Executives appointed to interim entities Health New Zealand and Māori Health Authority 