Women

Protests in Switzerland are rare - but the country's women have finally decided enough is enough Audio

Of the most senior medical positions in our District Health Boards and government, only 15% are filled by women. That's despite women making up more than half of the country's medical students and 80%… Audio

The head of the United Nations Population Fund is calling for sexual and reproductive health to be given more priority and funding in the Pacific and around the world. Audio

Anjum Rahman arrived in New Zealand in 1972 at the age of five from Canada, though she was born in the Ganges Plains in India. She is a political and human rights activist who is now a member of the… Audio

Helen Clark says we're failing sportswomen in New Zealand. The former Prime Minister told an event we need to stop accepting the excuse that we can't find women to appoint to senior roles in the… Audio

Public spaces both in the real world and online are often designed in ways that benefit men.  Audio

"On the red carpet Kim Kardashian wore a slip that I designed and it was designed to be worn in the bedroom," says Kiwi lingerie designer Chloe Julian who has worked for international labels Agent… Audio

Dr Claire Matthews, director of academic quality at Massey University, gives her thoughts on Rotary International.  Audio

New research has for the first time revealed the challenges and advantages of New Zealand's largest pay increase for women. The $2bn settlement is being introduced over a 5-year period and will see… Audio

What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality. US space agency NASA has cancelled the first all-female spacewalk due to a lack of a spacesuit in… Video, Audio

Here we are, read us: Women, disability and writing is about to be launched, offering readers an insight into the relationship between writing and disability. It's a little book with big ideas… Audio

A new book, Betraying Big Brother, examines a feminist awakening in China and the challenge it poses to the State.

Only six countries in the world give women and men equal legal work rights. And according to the World Bank's "women, business and the law" 2019 report New Zealand isn't one of them. The World Bank… Audio

Which woman from history do you think deserves more recognition than she got? Audio

The Double Denim creative agency wanted to know what makes New Zealand women really tick. So they carried out a survey and their findings were sobering. Women don't feel respected, valued, or even… Audio

Today is international women's day. However, a business consultancy says too many women continue to fail in business because they've failed to take control of their finances. Audio

Women's contributions to science have long been hidden, now new analysis shows just how far. Could a swallowable capsule put an end to insulin injections? And researchers in China have developed an AI… Audio

On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Kim Hill discusses feminism and faith with Saziah Bashir, Dr Caroline Blyth, Rev. Jean Malcolm and Lilia Tarawa at Wellington's City Gallery. Audio

On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Leigh-Marama McLachlan explores what feminism means with Mani Dunlop, Donna Miles-Mojab, Tuiloma Lina-Jodi Samu and Farida Sultana.  Audio