Gender
'You can't enforce equality' - executives
Top executives say a Green Party promise to put together a Cabinet of which half the members are women is misguided, as appointments need to be made on merit.
Green Party women quota is slammed
Top executives have slammed a Green Party quota promise to put together a Cabinet that's half female as misguided. Audio
Greens' promise for more women shot down
Top executives have slammed a Green Party promise to put together a Cabinet that's half female is misguided. Audio
Michelle Dixon: Tackling unconscious bias in the workplace
Australian lawyer and CEO Michelle Dixon believes inequality in the workplace is never as black and white as some of us would believe, and is doing something about it. She makes everyone in her law… Audio
Companies celebrated for tackling gender equality
ANZ Bank and the New Zealand Defence Force were among organisations awarded by the YWCA last night for showing initiative in tackling the persistent wage gap in their work places. Audio
Women still face uphill battle for pay equity
Tonight, the YWCA is holding its second annual equal pay awards which focuses on businesses which promote equal pay. Joining us is one of the country's top executives Joan Withers. Audio
An unconscious bias against women?
A Government report revealed the pay gap between men and women has grown to its biggest point in six years. Employment reporter Max Towle has more. Audio
Women-men pay gap balloons to almost 12%
The pay gap for men and women is the biggest it's been in six years. Audio
CYF sends girls south because it hasn't got enough secure beds
Child Youth and Family has confirmed there are no secure beds available for girls in the Waikato, Auckland or Northland and are transferring all girls to Palmerston North or Christchurch. Audio
Sandra Grey and Joan Withers - sexism in the workplace
Recent reports in the UK media of a "mushroom cloud of retro sexism" has helped focus attention back on gender discrimination in the workplace. Dr Sandra Grey is president of the Tertiary Education… Audio
New Australian PM Turnbull reveals Cabinet line up
The new Australian Prime Minister has unveiled his Cabinet line up and it appears women are the winners. The Australian's Political Editor is Dennis Shanahan. Audio
Men's Health - Craig Cooper
Craig Cooper's new health and wellness guide Your New Prime challenges current thinking about men's health. Audio
Dietland author Sarai Walker
Author Sarai Walker on her motivations to write her debut novel, Dietland, fat-shaming, and what it's like for women of all shapes and sizes to live in a big, bad sexist society. Audio
Alison Mau and Elizabeth Roberts - Sex Change Pioneer
Elizabeth Roberts underwent the first sex change operation in New Zealand in 1969. In her book First Lady – written by journalist Alison Mau – Liz describes her transition from Garry to Elizabeth… Audio
Fitting in Standing Out – Dr Harold Hillman
Harold is an author, leadership expert and clinical psychologist. Working with many of our top corporates, including Air New Zealand and Fonterra, Hillman was a member of the task force commissioned… Audio
The response to claims of a pale, male monopoly on air
It is rare for someone prominent in the media to criticise the way they are run. Rarer still if they single out their own employers. Newstalk ZB's Rachel Smalley recently said prime time broadcasting… Audio
Dinosaurs, pirates and robots pretty in pink
When a girl loves dinosaurs and robots and doesn't want to wear a Princess, Frozen or Barbie t-shirt, what are the options? As UK author and Mum Cheryl Rickman found out - not many. In an age when… Audio, Gallery
Lack of diversity on NZ boards challenged
The lack of diversity on New Zealand's boards is deterring investors and having a negative impact on profits, according to the Institute of Directors.
Women and War
Feminist writer Professor Cynthia Enloe discusses the role of women in international politics and how many of their personal strategies - in marriage, in housework, in dealing with ideals of beauty -… Audio
Deborah Cameron: language and gender
Deborah Cameron Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University who is visiting New Zealand to deliver two lectures: Our Tremendous Opportunity: a Look at the Hidden History of BBC… Audio