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Leading for Future Generations: Whakatāne Welcomes in our Women in Leadership Series 2024

“Grow great people around you” and “be present wherever you are” were some of the words of wisdom shared by Lorraine Mapu and Faylene Tunui...

International Women’s Day #InspireInclusion – Full Video

Missed our International Women’s Day event? Not to worry, we have a...

World-First Research Highlights Need to Support Mothers in Leadership

With the motherhood penalty continuing to be a leading cause of gender inequity...

Enacting Inclusivity: Highlights from our International Women’s Day 2024 Event

For our International Women’s Day panel event, hosted in partnership with...

Theresa Gattung is on a Mission to Revitalise Mid-Life Dating in the Digital Age

In response to Aotearoa’s rising population of people living alone, Global Women Chair and Member Theresa Gattung’s latest venture aims to...

#EightPercentMatters: Kiwi women effectively working for free from 2:38pm today

#EightPercentMatters Today we are calling on all New Zealanders to reflect on...

Pip Greenwood begins as Chair of A2 Milk

Global Women member Pip Greenwood adds an incredible new feather to her cap:...

Watch: Kiwi women say menopause negatively affects their work, 1news.co.nz

¼ women feel like their work capacity was halved during menopause. On the...

Menopause and the workplace: Theresa Gattung and Michelle Russell’s interview with NZHerald.co.nz

As part of our advocacy to get transparent about Menopause, our Chair, Theresa Gattung, gets candid alongside member Michelle Russell (of Global...

Is Australia moving one step closer to a menopause policy?

The current Australian Government has backed a motion for a Senate inquiry into...

Transporting women’s leadership skills to new level

Thank you to Global Women partners, KiwiRail, for sharing these stories with...

It’s time to normalise menopause in the New Zealand workplace.

Me aro ki te hā o Hineahuone “Pay heed to the dignity of women” Change is...

Walking with wāhine Māori in the arts

With New Zealand Fashion Week’s triumphant return to our nation in August this year, creatives of all fields are set to be part of a moment...

Theresa Gattung on the $32b gender investment gap

One of Aotearoa’s most prolific angel investors—not to mention, our Global...

Inside our Women in Leadership Series Whakatāne

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

New Zealand’s First Parental Leave Register is Officially Live

New Zealand’s first ever Parental Leave Register is live as of Tuesday 20...

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...

Noise and silence — the hate is gagging our women.

Amanda Millar is the founder of communications company amandamillar&co and...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Turning Point

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

Waitangi Day: Looking back and moving forward

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

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 for women’s sport: Dame Patsy Reddy has been elected as the first...

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...

Three steps to help shift the dial on #NoPayDay

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

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 workforce. This, however, towers in comparison to the average Māori and...

In service of Change

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

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...

Have you heard about the gender aspiration gap?

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

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,...

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...

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 Pasifika woman as a Partner. Fiji-born Lisa Tai joins as a Partner at...

The Voices of Women.

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

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 broken rung on the ladder for women in Tech

This week is Techweek, a moment dedicated to celebrating advancements through...