Sex matters in life, language and law
“It couldn’t be worse,” the Women’s Rights Party says on the release today of the New Zealand Law Commission Report ‘Ia Tangata’ recommending to the Government that “gender identity or its equivalents in the cultures of the person” (which the report suggests should be defined to include gender expression); and “having an innate variation of
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‘No debate’ allowed on including men in the Working Women’s Charter
The Council of Trade Unions National Affiliates on Friday approved a process to revise the Working Women’s Charter, a legacy of former union leader and Labour Party MP Sonja Davies from the 1970s. The final adoption of the Working Women’s Charter in 1980 by the NZ Federation of Labour and many other organisations, including State
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Sex matters when it comes to human rights
Last week [28 July] the Human Rights Commission (HRC) changed its statement at the bottom of a media release about transgender guidelines in sport. Responding to complaints about misinformation stating that “gender identity and expression” are prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act when they are NOT, the HRC has responded to complainants
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Pay Equity law breaches CEDAW
Women were shocked to hear the news that the Government had introduced far-reaching changes to the Equal Pay Act under urgency using their Parliamentary majority to pass the Bill the following day. Even Coalition Government MPs were not told of Cabinet’s decision until the last minute. Dame Marilyn Waring, with nine other women, all former
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Inland Revenue’s message to employees: ‘Put up and shut up’
The Free Speech Union (FSU) announced today it will be appealing an Employment Authority decision on behalf of a former Inland Revenue employee, Christine Massof. Authority Member Claire English found on 8 July 2025 that Ms Massof’s evidence showed “she did not want to continue in the workplace, not due to any breach of obligation
read moreWomen’s Rights Party complains to Human Rights Commission over its misinformation about the Human Rights Act
Women’s Rights Party members have flooded the Human Rights Commission (HRC) with complaints after the Commission last week [July 24] condemned the government’s move to withdraw guidelines for transgender participation in community sport. In its media statement, Disability Rights Commissioner and Rainbow Rights spokesperson, Prudence Walker, decried the government’s removal of the “trans inclusion” guidelines,
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Renting wombs and buying babies – tackling the surrogacy industry
The Women’s Rights Party NZ participates on a panel with UN Special Rapporteur, Reem Alsalem, to tackle the surrogacy industry and international market. Last week I was part of an expert panel on surrogacy via Zoom with UN Special Rapporteur, Reem Alsalem, and women from all over the world. I was invited to participate because
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Equal Pay for Mother’s Day – an oldie but a goodie!
Our mother’s work and contributions to society, whether paid or unpaid, have been systematically undervalued over a very long time.
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