20 Jan 2025

Submissions closing for pay gap legislation

From Summer Times, 11:20 am on 20 January 2025

The gender pay gap remains a persistent and prickly issue in New Zealand. 

The gap stands at about 8.2 percent, meaning women earn on average 8.2 percent less than men for similar work.

For Māori and Pasifika women, the disparities are significantly larger - every one dollar a Pākehā man makes, a Māori woman makes $0.81 and a Pasifika woman just $0.79.

Jo Cribb is heading a campaign to support new pay gap disclosure legislation and joins Anna Thomas.