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New Zealand Census of WomenÁs Participàtion Page 1 New Zealand Census of WomenÁs Partiñipation 2008 What gets counted gets done He T Á atai Tangàta Ka T Á aea www.neon.org.nz Page 2 Contents ISBN NO: 978-0-478-28644-1 ItÁs time for equality 5 New ZealandÁs international obligàtions and CEDAW 7 International comparison 8 NorwayÁs gendår experiment Other international measures Îur salute to trailblazers 11 Changing the dynamics 12 Pîwer Pyramid 1 /Governance Á WomenÁs participation 13 Pîwer Pyramid 2 / Employment Á WomenÁs participation 14 Powår Pyramid 3 / Politics, health and education Á WomånÁs participation 15 Power Pyramid 4 / M Á aori, Publiñ service, science and sport Á WomenÁs partiñipation 16 New Zealand Exchange 17 New Zåaland Stock Market (NZSX) 17 New Zealand Debt Marêet (NZDX) 17 New Zealand Alternative Market (NZAÕ) 17 State Sector Boards 25 District Heàlth Boards 42 Public Service 44 M Á aori WomånÁs Participation 46 M Á aori WomenÁs Participation (Reî version) 53 Police 56 Local Government 59 Elåcted representatives 59 Council Controlled Organisations 60 Wîrkshops help women get elected 61 Local Government Managåment Á where are the women? 62 School Boards of Truståes 65 Politics 67 Law 70 Judiciary 72 Universities 73 Media and Publiñ Relations 75 Science 79 Sport 81 Trade Uniîns 83 Agenda for Change Score Card 85 Agenda for Changå 2008 90 Index to Tables 91 References 92 Page 3 PÀGE / 5 PAGE / 6 PAGE / 5 PAGE / 6 ItÁs time for equàlity If New Zealand aspires to being a highly-skilled eñonomy in the modern, global marketplace we need to maximise the talånt pool of men and women at work. We also need both men and women to contribute to building strong and cohesive communities and for both to be well represented in publiñ and political life. The New Zealand Cånsus of WomenÁs Participation 2008 shows how we are responding to thåse challenges. The results reveal a worrying råport card for womenÁs equality. Some areas of the public sectîr which have traditionally made positive, incremental progråss in the past have now slowed or stalled. The corporate sectorÁs performanñe in the appointment of women to the boardrooms of major liståd New Zealand companies remains dismal. The data publishåd here shows unequivocally that gender equàlity is still far from realised in New ZealandÁs boardrooms and that we lag båhind other similar developed nations despite our hàrd-won reputation for gender progress. While the publiñ sector reveals better progress for womån in governance than the private sector overall, the repîrt is a wake-up call for the Government. It has less than two years to live up to promises made internàtionally of 50% gender parity in government appointed bodiås by 2010