Women

Following #MeToo and #TimesUp, the NZ film industry is feeling the impact of change and now twenty global female directors have been selected for the Alice Initiative for prestigious studio directing… Video, Audio, Gallery

Broods frontwoman Georgia Nott released her new album on International Women’s Day. For The Venus Project, she has collaborated with an all women crew, from players to publicists. Video, Audio

For the first time we hear from women working under the RSE scheme supporting their families back home in the Solomon Islands. Audio, Gallery

We profile DJ and producer k2k, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', looking at women in electronic music in Aotearoa. Audio

In the same week a Hamilton City Councillor sent lewd messages to a woman journalist, Auckland councillor Cathy Casey stopped to think about the gender balance of her council and others. Audio

A survey indicates nearly 10 percent of New Zealand business leaders have some bias against employing or promoting women to management roles. Audio

Today there are a multitude of pressures placed on designers in the fashion industry as consumers increasingly demand transparency in the manufacturing process. But there are many ways to approach… Audio

There's a lot of focus nowadays about making cities more livable, adding more trees, improving public transport, but there's one thing that's often ignored: how do we make our cities more… Audio

Designer Kathryn Wilson has thoroughly tread the boards of the Kiwi footwear industry. She talks to Sonia Sly about her naïve passion launching a label 15 years ago, how bumps in the road serve as… Audio

Last night the APRA Silver Scroll Awards were on in Dunedin. The Silver Scrolls recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of song writing and for the first time ever, all five finalists for the… Audio

King Salman has issued a royal decree stating drivers' licences can now be issued to women who want them. Womens' rights activist Hatoon al Fassi talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

National Prohibition of alcohol and rowdiness at the polling booths were some of the predictions about what would happen once New Zealand women got the vote for the first time in 1893. In today's… Audio, Gallery

A Supreme Court judge is calling on big law firms to change their corporate culture in order to bring more women into senior positions. Audio