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Janice Raymond’s Prophetic Classic

Lierre Keith and Marian Rutigliano, discuss the book written by Janice Raymond in 1979, based on her 1977 PhD dissertation, and later updated in 1994. The book “The Transsexual Empire” shows that some women were onto the “transgenderism” phenomenon well before it became a social issue in the 21st Century. Lierre Keith, executive director of

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Jill Ovens talks to RCR about NZ Human Rights Commission proposed law change

The Commission is recommending changes to most of the 19 existing exceptions in the Human Rights Act that currently allow people to be treated differently based on their sex, such as sports, changing facilities and toilets, or shared accommodation. For background context, see our press release about the NZ Human Rights Commission proposals.

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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

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Women’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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