‘Shovel ready’ found wanting for women

‘Shovel ready’ found wanting for women

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo is sounding warnings around lack of gender analysis in the government’s budgeting for the Covid-19 economic response. She’s asked the government for a ‘please...
Watch: Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forum 2

Watch: Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forum 2

Advancing Equal Pay and Women’s Economic Wellbeing post-COVID19 Recorded Wed 10 June 2020 Despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act in 1972, gender pay gaps remain an intractable feature of the New Zealand labour market. Compared to their male counterparts, women on...

‘Shovel ready’ found wanting for women

RNZ Nine to Noon 2 June 2020 Dr Sumeo discusses some of the concerns raised in our gender analysis of Budget 2020 regarding ‘shovel-ready’ projects. “The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo is sounding...