Gender
Sprinting to the polls: Suffrage Day's 124th anniversary
Opinion - Women literally raced each other to the polling booths after they won the right to vote, writes Charlotte MacDonald.
Law's glass ceiling exposed by numbers
Women make up about a quarter of partners at New Zealand's 11 biggest law firms, despite outnumbering male graduates since the 1990s.
Counting sport stories: Toni Bruce and the sports media
Toni Bruce has been researching the mainstream media for more than 25 years and observing how it represents sport. A former sports journalist, she's now a professor at the University of Auckland's… Audio
Marrying up
More men are marrying women who are more successful than them these days. Audio
Sexism pure & simple, blamed for gender pay gap
New Zealand research is showing what some people have always suspected, that sexism, not women's unwillingness to bargain, or their chosen occupations is the likely driver of the gender pay gap. Motu… Audio
Wider frequencies: Analysing this year's all-women Silver Scrolls
Opinion - The fact we're talking about the historic all-women Silver Scroll shortlist shows how far we've got to go, writes Jessie Moss.
Jenny Valentish: Woman of Substances
Jenny Valentish has brought the experience of her own wild, alcohol and drug-fuelled past, and her sober, contemplative present to examine the experience of substance abuse in women and girls. Her… Audio
Gender and the brain
Neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull on what differences there are in the male and female brain. Audio
Forum review of gender and human rights underway in Vanuatu
Vanuatu is undergoing its first Pacific Islands Forum gender and human rights review of its policies and programmes Audio
Joan Withers - A Woman's Place
In her new book A Woman's Place, Joan Withers weighs in on the question of how to get more women into the top tiers of management. She talks with Kim Hill. Audio
The danger of 'boys will be boys'
A visiting global expert on gender based violence, including issues around consent and rape culture, says the problem is more prevalent than statistics show or what 's reported. Professor Robert Blum… Audio
Why women live longer than men
In NZ, the average life expectancy for a male born last year is 91 years, but a woman born in 2016 can expect to live to 93. Why is that? Science journalist Angela Saini tries to answer the… Audio
Dropping gender stereotyping in toys
Gender stereotypes in children's toys are "ridiculous, silly and out of date" says Laurie Winkless, a science writer and campaigner for Let Toys Be Toys. Video, Audio
Supporting transgender youth
Kathryn Ryan talks with LGBTI youth sector counsellor Tommy Hamilton about how to support teenagers who are questioning their gender identity. Audio
Countdown's trans-transitioning policy
Maxine Gay of the First Union talks about policies around gender issues in the workplace. Audio
Gender bias and Facebook comments: Is there a male equivalent of a vile hag?
Analysis - Gender as a topic always seems to attract abuse, as RNZ's The 9th Floor interview with Jenny Shipley shows very clearly, writes Megan Whelan.
Rebel woman Roxane Gay
Pink is her favourite colour, she watches the Bachelor, and likes thuggish rap even though the lyrics offend her to her core. Writer, educator and cultural critic Roxane Gay made a name for herself as… Audio
Education support workers launch mediation for pay equity
Three education support workers for children with learning difficulties today launched New Zealand's first ever mediation for pay equity. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
"Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic… Audio, Gallery
The role of women an an online world which is often hostile towards them
In this second of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Megan Whelan talks with four women actively involved with the digital world: Anna Guenther, the co-founder of Pledge… Audio