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Most HR managers taking steps to close gender pay gap
A recent survey shows more than eight in ten human resources managers are aware of gender pay gaps in their businesses and nearly all of them are taking some measures to close the gaps. Audio
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My lesson in gender equality
One legal case changed how Charlotte Doyle looks at the world.
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Jolisa Gracewood on the march in New York
Over the weekend, throughout the world, including in New Zealand, millions of people, in total, marched in what was first called the Women's March on Washington. Audio
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Are struggling families on govt's 2017 to-do list ?
Will investing in families, especially the least advantaged, be a priority under an English-led government this election year? Kathryn Ryan talks to Jonathan Boston, a Professor of Public Policy at… Audio
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Millions of women around the globe march in solidarity
Breanne Butler, who co-founded the women's march against Donald Trump in the US, says it's not all about Mr Trump, but about 'breaking down walls' and being positive. Audio
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Demographia: Houses in Akl increasingly out of reach for many
Auckland's property market remains out of reach for many, as NZ's biggest city is again crowned the country's least affordable city and one of the most expensive cities in the world, in a new… Audio
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Super-expensive super prompts call for budgeting policy
Politicians need to explain how superannuation will continue to be funded when costs are expected to triple in 20 years to $90 million a day, the retirement commissioner says. Audio
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The Women's March on Washington
What's been heralded as the biggest protest rally in American history will take place place in Washington. The Women's March on Washington is a shot across the bow to the newly sworn in President… Audio
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Lawyer urges transparency on board diversity
Companies should be more transparent when it comes to cultural diversity at the highest level, a prominent employment lawyer says.
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The Rights of the New Zealand Child
New Zealand didn't come out well when our adherence to the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child, was assessed. What more can and must be done to protect the rights of Kiwi kids? Audio
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Commissioned: Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Jackie Blue
New Zealand dines out on the fact that it was the first country to give women the vote back in 1893. Why haven't we built on this legacy? Audio
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Thousands more people ask for food grants
Almost 112,000 people applied for emergency grants for food in the last quarter of 2016, up almost 14,000 on 2015.
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NZ's record on women on boards 'depressing'
The lack of female directors in some of New Zealand's largest companies is 'incredibly disappointing', the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says. Audio
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Should housing be a human right?
It is estimated there are about 40,000 homeless people in New Zealand, more than half of them are under 25 and many of them children. Audio
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Top 1% of NZers own 20% of wealth
The country's two richest people, billionaires Graeme Hart and Richard Chandler, have as much wealth as the poorest 30 percent of New Zealanders.
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Steven Joyce responds to Oxfam wealth inequality report
Joining us now is the Finance Minister Steven Joyce. Audio
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Activists begin week of Trump protests
US civil rights activists have vowed to defend hard-fought gains in voting rights and criminal justice as they kick off a week of protests ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Bringing comfort to the fight against sexism
Hannah Payne is designing a high heeled shoe for women who are expected to wear them in the workplace – but aren't happy about it. Audio
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Stalled number of female directors 'shocking'
A third of companies on the stock exchange's main board have no woman directors, further investigation shows.
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There is no such thing as ‘casual racism’
Call it for what it is - straight-up racism. And it happens every day.
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Obama speech: Democracy needs you, says outgoing president
US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago.
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Swedish bill wants to make 40% of board members women
The proportion of women on boards in Sweden rose to 32 percent last year, but a bill will stipulate that by 2019 it must be at least 40 percent.
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Just 17 percent of NZX-listed company directors are women
With only 17 percent of company directors being women, a governance boss says it's time quotas stopped being a "dirty word". Audio
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Women on boards
The ratio of women on NZ boards has not budged in several years, despite efforts to boost their numbers. It's emerged from the NZX that in 2016, only 17 per cent of directors on NZ boards were women… Audio
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Calls for leaders' summit to tackle inequality
Outspoken - NZ's economy is one of the best-performing among developed countries but there are nagging problems under the headlines. Audio
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