It’s been 125 years since women in New Zealand were granted the right to vote and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has a number of plans in the works in order to celebrate. She’s edited the …
Children self harm on Nauru as NZ urges Australia to reconsider resettlement offer
While Australians wake up to yet another self-interested leadership coup ignited by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, children on Nauru are committing despairing acts of self harm with little to no …
The lesson Australian leaders can learn from NZ’s PM Jacinda Ardern
If you’re sick and disgusted at the infighting and sniping in Australian politics right now, take the following as a reason to believe in something better. A couple of weeks after returning from…
‘We have absolutely no routine to speak of’: Jacinda Ardern is every parent returning to work
Our love for Jacinda Ardern just keeps skyrocketing, and yesterday was no exception. Preparing for her return to NZ Parliament after nearly six weeks of planned maternity leave, Ardern posted a Facebo…
New Zealand prepared to mandate female board directors within private companies
You could never accuse the New Zealand Government of doing things by halves. According to a new policy pledge, all state boards and committees will be gender equal by 2021 having already reached 46 pe…
Bridging gaps: Why Jacinda Ardern’s choice of baby name is so symbolic
On Sunday morning, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford introduced their baby girl to the world. The pair emerged from hospital looking much like any other couple in t…
Podcast: On this week’s 3 game-changers for women at work
The past few days has seen some fairly significant game-changers for women at work. For one, there was the announcement of a world-first, national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment. Will it mak…
