New Zealand

Delegates of New Zealand

Position Paper
Overview
Location- South Pacific Ocean
Capital- Wellington
Population- 5.2 million people
Language- English and Maori
Climate- all four climate available, depending on month
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) :
- Size of the economy in current prices : $395B
Currency- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
— Gender equality is the state of equal rights and opportunities for all genders.
Problems Regarding Gender Equality in New Zealand

Unequal Low Lack of job Lack of Gender based

representation employment women violence
pay of women in working in (domestic and
politics STEM fields sexual)
 New Zealand's position on Gender Equality

● An average female ● Closed 80% of ● 900 businesses

earns 84 cents for its gender gap asked to report
every $1 the ○ rank: 4th in their gender
average man gets the world pay gaps
paid.

● As of February ● As of 2020, 49%

2021, 48.3% of of 25-34 aged
seats in parliament women with
were held by tertiary
women. qualification as
to 39% of male
Action Plan
Steps taken by New Zealand
1. Gender pay gap:
○ Equal Pay Act amended in 2020
○ Kia Toipota (Public Service Action Plan)
○ Government asks businesses to report gender pay gap
 ● Lack of job opportunities (economical aspect):
2 ○ Te Mahere Whai Mahi Wāhine Women’s
Employment Action Plan

● Lack of women working in STEM field

3 (technological aspect)
○ Organizations like Women in Technology and
Women in Science Network

● Gender based violence (social aspect):

4 ○
○
Family Violence act
support services

● Low representation in politics (political aspect):

5 ○ NCW, National Council For Women
○ Electoral Act 1893
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Thank you!