Your Diversity & Inclusion Strategy

The talent crisis Kiwi businesses are sleepwalking into

Our Champions for Change’s findings have made one thing clear: it’s time for Aotearoa New Zealand to ensure its organisations are taking into...

Why we’re still losing women from leadership

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

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...

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...

Is it time Āotearoa embraced a parental leave registry?

It’s no secret that we believe that transparency is a key driver of 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...

The Champions for Change Pluse-Check

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

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. As we edge out of post-Covid lockdowns, organisations are at...

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

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

KPMG Publishes Māui Rau Report 2022

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 the community they serve. Women now officially make up 25% of the...

Introducing Diversity Works’ Aotearoa Inclusivity Matrix

Measurable and actionable goals are key to a successful D&I strategy....

Congratulations to our Partners who have won Employers of Choice 2020 Awards

In a year that’s seen no shortage of shake-ups and constant disruptions in...

Your D&I strategy in 2020

To help kickstart your 2020 D&I strategy we’ve collated our top articles...

Fast 4 Questions: Miranda Burdon

Miranda Burdon has been the CEO of Global Women for the last three years. She is stepping down in March to pursue other ventures, including her role...

Do we need a diversity and inclusion strategy?

To successfully achieve diversity in leadership at your organisation, you need...

FACTSHEET: Your Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

To successfully achieve diversity in leadership at your organisation, you need...

The 5 step diversity and inclusion strategy

Your Diversity and Inclusion Strategy should outline your vision and tell you...

FACTSHEET: The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion

Building a diverse and inclusive workplace isn’t just a ‘good’ thing to do. If you want your business to be successful – and...

How inclusive do New Zealand workplaces feel?

Global Women Inclusive Workplace Cultures Report 2018 Inclusive cultures good...

Fast Four Questions: Sonia Breeze, Partner – Consulting | Deloitte New Zealand

Global Women recently collaborated with major partner Deloitte on our Inclusive...

When the odds are stacked against you

Most men find it hard to believe, but the evidence is overwhelming. Both men...

Champions for Change publishes 2018 progress report

It is with tremendous pleasure that we open year three of the Champions for Change programme with the launch of our Progress Report. DOWNLOAD THE...

The commercial incentive of diversity

When Kate McKenzie started as Chorus chief executive one year ago, she also...

Why it’s essential to share the case for diversity

It’s 2018 and women are still swimming against the tide of deeply ingrained,...

Reimagining Diversity at Genesis

Three out of eight of Genesis Energy’s executive leadership team are women...

What the future of work really means for you

He’s on a zero-hour contract, his job is about to be taken over by a robot, and the only time he ‘talks’ to his colleagues is through instant...

Top business leaders pledge to fast-track workplace gender diversity at 1 Day for Change symposium

On Suffrage Day, September 19, at the 1 Day for Change symposium organised by...

Time to act, says gender diversity Roundtable

As part of our commitment to encouraging, inspiring and driving increased...

Leading-edge diversity and ethnicity reporting tool launched by New Zealand business Champions

Forty-four of New Zealand’s leading private and publicly-listed companies...

But Why? Taking another look at the importance of cultural diversity in business

On the morning of 4 April, Global Women partners got together at Auckland War Memorial Museum to revisit the Big Why of diversity and...

Champions for Change launch Diversity Reporting initiative

The first report using this framework—on data for the 2017-2018 year—will...

Fast Four Questions: Simon O’Connor, EY

A major sponsor of the YWCA Equal Pay Awards, Global Women investment partner...

Fast Four Questions: David Hisco, ANZ

Global Women partner ANZ recently won the Supreme Award at the YWCA Equal Pay...

Lawyer Emily Morrow on her formative years

“My early memories were of my mother telling me two things: One, you can do anything you want to do professionally. Two, do not rely on a man to...

The Rise of the Rainbow Flag in Corporate New Zealand: Three things we learned

Global Women hosts quarterly diversity and inclusion (D&I) MeetUps as an...

Fletcher Building proud to fly the rainbow flag

Fletcher Building received its Rainbow Tick certification last December, the...

Diversity of thought – the missing puzzle piece

‘Which Two Heads Are Better Than One? How diverse teams create breakthrough...

Leaders’ diversity pledge a ‘foot on the accelerator’

The Champions for Change summit has produced an action-oriented plan to accelerate New Zealand’s future success and global competitive advantage...

EY ramps up momentum with a D&I council

To create an engaged and therefore productive workforce, employees need be able...

Diane Foreman on growing your business – PwC Herald Talk

Global Women member and accomplished entrepreneur Diane Foreman won’t hire...

Increasing your Visibility: Lindsay Render’s journey

The Breakthrough Leaders programme launched a new concept this year entitled...

Launch of the Superdiversity Stocktake

The Superdiversity Stocktake was launched last night by prominent lawyer and Global Women member Mai Chen at the Auckland Art Gallery, from the...

Little School founder Maria Johnson: leader profile

Teachers who turn to entrepreneurship bring to the table a mix of curiosity,...