Women
Hanelle Harris: breaking ground with Baby Mama's Club
Hanelle Harris is the creator of the successful and ground breaking web-series, the Baby Mama's Club. It's ground-breaking because all four lead characters are Maori or Pasifika women which is unusual… 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
Women on company boards: Do we need a quota?
A recent study showing women make up only a quarter of board members in the private sector has prompted a debate on whether mandatory quotas should be introduced to bring the number up.
Women and China's Revolution, a new book brings to life profound changes
“Women hold up half the sky” Mao Zedong is famously misquoted as saying. In her new book Women and China’s Revolutions, historian Gail Hershatter looks at just how heavy 'half the sky' was for the…
Tracey McIntosh: investing in state care not state prisons
Professor Tracey McIntosh says many inmates, particularly women, are going straight from state care to state prisons. Her research on incarceration of mainly Maori has shown a distinct pattern of… Audio
Women Should Be Seen and Heard
Is the arts a place where women have equal opportunity? And if not, why not? That's the big question at hand in Episode Six of RNZ podcast, Beyond Kate. Audio
Where are the women at tech events?
PledgeMe chief Anna Guenther was flabbergasted at the lack of women at the launch events for the NZ High Tech Awards. Audio
Women Caught Between Two Worlds
Being a woman of colour in a predominantly white society brings with it a complex set of rules and expectations that are often not spoken about. Episode Four of Beyond Kate looks at some of the Maori… Audio
'When I look at my children I want them to know that I've fought for something'
Women with advanced breast cancer petitioned Parliament today to fund two new drugs that would give them more time with their families.
Rights and Ownership Over the Female Body
From crotch-less bloomers and women’s fashion in the late 19th century to contraception, menstruation and abortion. Episode Four of Beyond Kate explores the politics and double standards around the… Audio
$10 million to try to encourage women and girls into sport
The Government has launched a new strategy to get more girls and women into sport and active recreation, as well as into coaching and leadership positions at sports organisations. Audio
Lack of women in tech putting country's cybersecurity at risk
Too few women are working in cybersecurity and it is putting the companies around the Asia-Pacific region at risk. Audio
NZ MPs support gender progress in Melanesian parliaments
New Zealand's parliamentary speaker has led a cross party group of politicians including five women on a six day tour to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands this week. Audio
Contruction firms urged to tackle labour shortage
Construction firms are being urged to take on more women and people from different ethnic backgrounds as apprentices to tackle a labour shortage. Video, Audio
New Zealanders star in Broncos league final win
New Zealand international Kimiora Nati has scored a hat-trick to help her Brisbane Broncos team to a 34-12 win over the Sydney Roosters in the inaugural NRL women's premiership rugby league final in…
The Useful Woman
Episode Two of Beyond Kate explores politics, the reality of women at the polling booths, and Victorian attitudes that kept women in the home. Audio
Girls not having fun
A study by the Girl Guides in Britain finds that exam stress and the pressures of social media have made girls and young women feel far less happy than they did 10 years ago.Social media is one of the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 24 September 2018
Futuna stance on seabed mining is welcomed; Marshall Islands Auditor struggling with workload; A funding boost for New Zealand's maritime safety agency in the Pacific; Sanctuaries and law changes are… Audio
A celebration of suffrage - with some strange and sour notes
The media marked this week’s 125th anniversary of votes for women with an extensive array of content. The nation’s biggest-selling paper even put the PM in charge for one special edition. But among… Audio
A celebration of suffrage - with some strange and sour notes
The media marked this week’s 125th anniversary of votes for women with an extensive array of content. The nation’s biggest-selling paper even put the PM in charge for one special edition. But among…
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