Equality
'The Cut on Tuesdays': Family money
The Cut is the section of New York Magazine targeted at "women with stylish minds". Visit its website today and you'll find stories covering politics, relationships, work, and equality, alongside… Audio
No rugby league for Taranaki girl
Another case of a girl wanting to play sport and being told she can't. This time the rules say it's too dangerous. Audio
Mediawatch for 14 July 2019
World Cup coverage highlights off-pitch inequalities; broadcasting watchdog targets 'harm'; Mediaworks kills the video star; Audio
School’s First XV back female team mate banned from playing
An 11-year-old school girl's rugby team mates have decided to back her and forfeit their season after she was banned from playing in the First XV tournament. Audio
Pacific under-represented at global feminism conference
It's been described at the Olympics of feminism - and it's hoped that it will spread new ideas about gender equality around the world. Audio
Pacific feminists urged to stay strong
Pacific feminists can overcome distance and use their combined strength in fighting for gender equality, human rights and justice in the region. Joey Joleen Mataele of the Tonga's Leitis Association… Audio
Tackling man-centric design
Public spaces both in the real world and online are often designed in ways that benefit men. Audio
Women in the Pacific push for gender equality
Women leaders from across the Pacific have gathered in the Marshall Islands to push for better gender equality in the region. Audio
Employers fight back against proposed industrial agreements
Employers are pushing back against being locked into industrial agreements that would set minimum pay and conditions across whole sectors. The full recommendations about what those agreements should… Video, Audio
Fighting the Same Fight
Feminised or gendered roles in the workforce were carved out in our past and still impact on the lives of women in the workplace today. Find out more in Episode 8 of Beyond Kate. Audio
Sure to Rise
Mathematics, science and English might be what we consider the core elements of a good education today, but back when women won the right to vote, learning to bake the perfect scone was considered an… Audio
Inspirational women in music
After some feedback from our audience, RNZ Concert staff share their personal reflections about the women who have been heroes to them in their musical life. Video
Are We There Yet exhibition: Victoria Travers
125 years on since women in New Zealand fought and won the right to vote an Auckland Museum exhibition looks at how far, or not, we have come since then. The display pays tribute to women in Aotearoa… Audio, Gallery
Wendy Miles QC: Arbitrator extraordinaire
Wendy Miles grew up in Piako and is now a prominent arbitrator and London-based QC, sought after as a leading expert on resolving international climate-change disputes. The Canterbury University… Audio
Upbeat for Thursday 8 March
We celebrate International Women’s Day with NZSO harpist Carolyn Mills, we discuss the importance of Kate Sheppard’s influence on music, and play a wide selection of music composed, performed and…
Australia expected to pass bill on marriage equality
Australian Liberal MP Tim Wilson talks to John Campbell just minutes before Australia is expected to pass a bill on marriage equality. Audio
Helen Clark in conversation
Helen Clark, former PM and head of the UN Development agency talks about what positive action in a volatile world might look like with Dr Gill Greer, CEO of Volunteer Service Abroad. Equality… Audio
Anger at exclusion from new caregiver pay rise
Parents who care for their disabled children say it's unfair they have been excluded from a pay equity settlement which will result in aged care and support workers receiving a significant payrise. Video, Audio
Workers celebrate historic $2 billion pay equity settlement
Jenny Stuart, a home support worker in South Canterbury and Marianne Bishop an aged care worker in Wellington react to the historic $2 billion pay equity settlement. The say the deal is very exciting… Audio
Mana Ngangahu: Female Warrior
Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku has been a catalyst for the gay liberation movement in Aotearoa for nearly five decades. Audio