Gender
Marshallese women seek court help to curb domestic violence
The Marshall Islands is on track to see a record number of women seeking court intervention in domestic violence cases. Audio
Disaster prompts Vanuatu women to seek bigger role
A woman from Tanna in Vanuatu hopes her concept for empowering women is embraced across Vanuatu and around the region. Audio
What life is like for the gender-fluid
Victor Rodger explores the personal, cultural and political aspects of transgender and non-binary identity with Georgina Beyer, Lexie Matheson, Nikolai Talamahina and Aych McArdle. Audio
Gender Champions for Change
Elizabeth Broderick is the founder of the Male Champions for Change programme in Australia, which brings together male leaders to tackle workplace gender inequality. She set the programme up while she… Audio
Informing Feminism
Making her debut on Nights as our new feminist pundit - replacing Deborah Russell, who is now a Labour MP - the MP for New Lynn - is the Tamaki Makaurau based writer, critic and student, Miriama… Audio
Opining on gender
We look at an interview with psychology professor Jordan Peterson, whose opinions on gender, pay equity and female roles have received outrage and praise. The panelists debate his theories. Audio
'My quality of life has improved drastically'
Wellington comedian and writer Felix Desmarais came out as transgender a year ago and since then has had hormone therapy and a bilateral mastectomy as part of a female-to-male (FTM) transition. Audio
More people accessing hormone therapy in Wgtn: research
New research shows an increasing number of people who identify as transgender are accessing hormone therapy in Wellington. Audio
Outspoken - Women in sport
New Zealand sportswomen are going from strength to strength – but do they get enough support? Bridget Tunnicliffe leads a discussion. Audio
Outspoken - Gender in business
In this Outspoken, New Zealand is still some way behind other countries in gender and other diversity in business. Our business reporter Jonathan Mitchell asks why. Audio
Gender equality in local government
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
"Lifting yourself up by the bootstraps is great – if you have boots"
Russell Brown talks about confronting entitlement with the former MP Georgina Beyer, academic Richard Pamatatau, activist Julia Amua Whaipooti and artist Tāwhanga Nopera. Audio
Bonnie Crawshaw McLean: empowering young women
Bonnie Crawshaw McLean is a young woman to keep an eye on. She's just returned from a young entrepreneurs trip to Silicon Valley in the United States learning about how to start a business. Business… Audio
Push for equal football contracts a world first
The union representing professional footballers in New Zealand is seeking a single new contract for men and women with equal terms and condition, which, if successful, will be a world first. The… Audio
Body Double: Julia Croft and Karin McCracken
Long before the hashtag #MeToo began and the dark underbelly of abuse of women in Hollywood came to light, two New Zealand women were exploring, for a theatre piece, women's sexuality in both negative… Video, Audio
White Ribbon Researcher Garth Baker
This year's annual White Ribbon campaign starts this month with the theme of Raise Our Sons and focuses on what fathers can do to develop their sons' respectful behaviour. White Ribbon Researcher… Audio
Fashion’s inclusive new mood
Fashion is often a signal of a change in the air, reflecting societal norms and values. On RNZ podcast My Heels Are Killing Me Sonia Sly meets designer Jason Lingard who says being gay and growing up… Audio
Sex medicine: treating men and women differently
Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in NZ. Could part of the problem be that a woman's symptoms can be very different to a man's, and lots of heart attacks are missed and wrongly diagnosed? Audio
This Way Up for Saturday 7 October 2017
Hacking the human nervous system with electroceuticals, why sex and gender matters in medical diagnosis, and how to get a longer stronger signal. Plus we review stick vacuums - which ones suck? Audio
Suffrage Day and the fight for women's rights
On this day in 1893 New Zealand became the first nation in the world to grant women the right to vote. Times have certainly changed since then but the fight for equality in our country continues. We… Audio