Women

The defence forces are still struggling to attract women, more than a year on from a report recommending action on retaining and promoting them and reducing harassment and discrimination. Audio

Lieutenant Colonel Louisa O'Brien from the New Zealand Army agrees the defence forces failure to attract more women isn't good enough. Audio

The number of New Zealand woman signing up to the armed forces in the past decade is stagnating, despite a concerted effort to try to attract them. Audio

It's been a year since the police announced new measures to get more women into the force. One of those measures was a reality tv show, "Women In Blue", that followed seven female police officers on… Audio

"Exhilarating and addictive…" that's how UK-born, New Zealand-based Francesca D'Oriano describes the feeling of riding a wave. Based out in Lyall Bay, the yoga instructor and founder of Wellington… Audio

Adrienne Mayor is the author of The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World. She argues that the Greek myth of the Amazons is based on a real people called the Scythians… Audio

An uproar after a senior vascular surgeon in Sydney, Dr Gabrielle McMullin said the smartest thing young female colleagues can do for their career stay silent on sexual harassment. Audio

Photographer and author of Visible: 60 Women at 60; images from the book are on display at Pataka Museum. Audio

Professor of Public Policy at AUT University who spoke at the International Women's Day Celebration Breakfast at Parliament. Audio

British film maker, whose documentary film, India's Daughter, tells the story of the gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in 2012, and the ensuing social fallout. Audio

Lynda hears from the creators of "Under the same moon" - a heartfelt comedy about daughters and their wayward mothers, premiering as part of the Chinese New Year festival in Wellington. Region… Audio

It's taken over a decade of campaigning the cause, but finally Shakti Ethnic Women's Refuge are able to open their new refuge in Wellington for women and their children desperately seeking shelter… Audio

The number of women in executive and directors ranks has improved slightly, but their representation remains low. Audio

Earlier this week Kurdish militias drove Islamic State forces out of the northern Syrian town of Kobane. The militias are part of what some are calling the Rojava Revolution. Popular assemblies have… Audio

The role and place of women within the Muslim community is often misinterpreted as being submissive to men, but according to many Muslim women, that is far from the case. Audio

Co-curator of the monthly Women of Letters occasion in Melbourne. Audio

The Health Minister, Jonathan Coleman, and the Women's Affairs Minister, Louise Upston, both declined to be interviewed. But joining us now is Labour's Women Affairs Spokesperson, Sue Moroney. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle explores what more needs to be done to counter culturally sanctioned crime in NZ. Video, Audio