More female Ministers in Afghanistan
That is the headlines in Australia, after Tony Abbott announced a 19 person Cabinet with just one female Minister in it. Afghanistan has three! NZ by comparison has six. This to me shows the importance...
View ArticleBlaming the victim
The Herald reports: The Indian lawyer for two of the four Delhi gang rapists sentenced to hang last week has criticised the victim’s parents for allowing her to go out at night with a boy, and claimed...
View ArticleNZ in top ten for women
The Herald reports: New Zealand is among the top 10 best places to be a woman, according to a worldwide report on gender equality. It ranked seventh out of 136 countries in the World Economic Forum’s...
View ArticleMore women than men don’t want a female boss!
Some fascinating US research from Gallup. Asked if they would prefer a male boss or a female boss or have no preference, 41% said no preference, 35% said a male boss and 23% a female boss. back in...
View ArticleParliament should embrace equality for women
The Herald reports: Parliament’s Speaker, David Carter, has sought a review of Maori protocols at Parliament after two senior women MPs were asked to move from the front row for a welcome ceremony to...
View ArticleLabour’s problem with the Ladies
* a Jadis post – DPF has made his way out of the bush but is still analysing his data for his travel blog extravaganza Cunliffe’s Labour has a problem with women. This week’s Herald-Digipoll...
View ArticleIran appointed to UN Commission on the Status of Women
The Washington Times reports: Iran won seats on five subcommittees of the U.N. Economic and Social Council earlier this week, including one to the Commission on the Status of Women — a body tasked with...
View ArticleWomen now head every level of the NZ judicary
Chris Finlayson announced: The Honourable Sir Mark O’Regan has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Honourable Justice Ellen France will replace him as President of the Court of Appeal,...
View ArticleFemale participation in the labour force
This graph from ANZ Bank shows the participation rate in the labour force for women in NZ and te US. We’ve gone from 4% lower to almost 8% higher. Tags: women
View Article29 words used only or mainly about women
Stuff has an article from Daily Life which lists 29 words only (or mainly) used about women. They are: Airhead, noun Ambitious, adj Abrasive, noun Bossy, adj Bitchy, adj Bubbly, adj Ditsy, adj...
View ArticleISIL publishes rules for women
You can’t make this up. ISIL have published a pamphlet which is an FAQ on the rules for women. They are: You can take non-Muslim women and children captive You can have sex with prepubescent girls You...
View ArticleNZ one of few countries with no legal restrictions against women
The World Bank reports: Women, Business and the Law measures legal restrictions on women’s employment and entrepreneurship by identifying gender-based legal differences. The dataset has captured 21...
View ArticleWomen of Influence winners
Some great winners in the Women of Influence Awards. They include: Businesswoman Joan Withers has been named the supreme winner at this year’s Women of Influence awards. Judges said her work...
View ArticleNZ pretty good for working women
Stuff reports: New Zealand could add more than $16 billion to the economy by lifting its female employment rate to match that of Sweden. New Zealand has been ranked fourth in PwC’s Women in Work Index,...
View ArticleFemale rugby players up 30%
Stuff reports: For 6-year-old Maddy Hales bringing down opposition players on the rugby pitch is simple. “You have to take out their legs and use your shoulders to tackle.” Yep. The rugby mad Maddy,...
View ArticleThe history of women in US politics
1756 – Lydia Taft is first woman allowed to vote in America – in a Massachusetts town meeting 1869 – women get the vote in Wyoming 1870 – Lousia Swain 1st woman to vote in a general election 1872 –...
View ArticleRedefining right of centre
Jenny Noyes writes: Here’s a thought worth clutching to in these trying times: By the time 2016 draws to a close, providing the voters of the United States don’t majorly screw it up for us all, the...
View ArticleSadly not an April Fool’s joke
Saudi Arabia elected as new member to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Saudi Arabia looks forward to working alongside our fellow...
View ArticlePotentially illegal?
Stuff reports: A ban on women at a marae building site could deter young women from working in construction, according to a company which encourages Māori and Pasifika people to learn trades.Mokau...
View ArticleYoung women ruling Finland
These are the five party leaders who now make up Finland’s Government. Great to see them succeed, even if I disagree with some of their politics. The current Finnish Government was elected in June and...
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