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- 1. Wāhine toa: Women of influence Katrina McChesney @krmcchesney Tauranga Girls’ College March 2017
- 2. Being female in NZ in 2017 and beyond Facts Achievements Challenges Opportunities Being a wahine toa – a woman of influence What do you think?
- 3. Why me? Why you? If not me, then who? If not you, then who? EMPOWERING TOMORROW’S WOMEN Respect ~ Manaakitanga Participation ~ Mahi tahi Pride ~ Mana motuhake
- 6. Seeing the world from a new perspective …
- 7. Our automatic thoughts may not be … Accurate Helpful The full picture Well-informed Shared by others Good for everyone (not just us)
- 8. Our automatic thoughts may not be … Accurate Helpful The full picture Well-informed Shared by others Good for everyone (not just us)
- 9. Automatic thoughts about men and women Video 1 – Children drawing
- 10. My experience: Growing up female in NZ
- 11. My experience: Growing up female in NZ Human Rights Acts 1977, 1993 Banned discrimination based on: Gender Sexual orientation Pregnancy Marital status Family status
- 12. My experience: Growing up female in NZ
- 14. Seeing the world from a new perspective …
- 15. Seeing the world from a new perspective …
- 16. Being a wahine toa – a woman of influence Be informed Notice automatic thoughts (your own and others’) Have a voice – get involved
- 17. Equal work for equal pay? The gender pay gap in NZ On average, men in NZ are paid 12% more than women This has not improved in over 10 years 0 20 40 60 80 100 Men Women http://women.govt.nz/work-skills/income/gender-pay-gap http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2017/03/new-gender-pay-gap-research-finds- unexplainable-factors-at-play.html
- 18. Equal work for equal pay? The gender pay gap in NZ In higher-paying fields / jobs, the gap widens to 20% http://women.govt.nz/work-skills/income/gender-pay-gap http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2017/03/new-gender-pay-gap-research-finds- unexplainable-factors-at-play.html 0 20 40 60 80 100 Men Women
- 19. Equal work for equal pay? The gender pay gap in NZ CLAIM / BLAME: Women are less educated Women only work part time Women work in lower-paying fields Women take time out of the workforce to have babies http://women.govt.nz/work-skills/income/gender-pay-gap http://thespinoff.co.nz/society/08-03-2017/no-more-excuses-why-your-attempts-to-deny-the- gender-pay-gap-just-wont-wash/
- 20. Equal work for equal pay? The gender pay gap in NZ CLAIM / BLAME: Women are less educated Women only work part time Women work in lower-paying fields Women take time out of the workforce to have babies http://women.govt.nz/work-skills/income/gender-pay-gap http://thespinoff.co.nz/society/08-03-2017/no-more-excuses-why-your-attempts-to-deny-the- gender-pay-gap-just-wont-wash/
- 21. Equal work for equal pay? The gender pay gap in NZ Explainable factors 20% Conscious and unconscious bias 80% http://women.govt.nz/work-skills/income/gender-pay-gap
- 22. Unconscious bias CV: John Smith ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- CV: Jennifer Smith ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2014/why-does-john-get-stem-job-rather-jennifer
- 23. Unconscious bias http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2014/why-does-john-get-stem-job-rather-jennifer CV: John Smith ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- CV: Jennifer Smith ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
- 24. Equal work for equal pay http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/90046139/Alison-Mau-The-day-TVNZ-told-me-they-wouldn-t- pay-me-as-much-as-Mike-Hosking
- 25. Equal work for equal pay Sure, I said. Just pay me what you were paying Mike. … and then the Head of News laughed right into my face. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/90046139/Alison-Mau-The-day-TVNZ-told-me-they-wouldn-t- pay-me-as-much-as-Mike-Hosking
- 26. Response? Video 2 – Pocket money
- 27. Equal opportunities “When I went through vet school, many years ago, it was dominated by men; today it’s dominated by women. That’s fine, but the problem is one woman graduate is equivalent to two-fifths of a full- time equivalent vet throughout her life because she gets married and has a family, which is normal. So, though we’re graduating a lot of vets, we’re getting a high fallout rate later on.” http://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/item/11200-massey-to-go-more-practical
- 29. Applying for jobs https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified I meet 60% of the job criteria. Great! I’ll go for it! I don’t meet 100% of the job criteria … I won’t bother applying.
- 30. Women in leadership 17% % of female directors across all NZX companies NZ Institute of Directors / http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/322301/stalled-number-of- female-directors-'shocking‘
- 31. Women in leadership CEOs of the NZX top 50 companies NZ Institute of Directors / http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/322301/stalled-number-of- female-directors-'shocking‘
- 33. Violence against women 1 in 3 NZ women experience physical and/or sexual violence from a partner in their lifetime If psychological / emotional abuse is also included, this rises to 55% of NZ women. Disabled women are twice as likely to be victims of violence or abuse as other women http://areyouok.org.nz/family-violence/statistics/ https://nzfvc.org.nz/data-summaries/snapshot
- 34. Violence against women Video 3 – What were you wearing?
- 35. Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Bill https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/bills-proposed- laws/document/00DBHOH_BILL71935_1/domestic-violence-victims-protection-bill#
- 41. On the other hand … Video 4 – Books Video 5 – Julia Gillard https://www.oxfam.org.nz/what-we-do/issues/gender-equality/killer-facts
- 42. Being a wahine toa – a woman of influence Be informed Notice automatic thoughts (your own and others’) ➢ Check: What if the genders were reversed? Have a voice – get involved ➢ Speak up for others as well as yourself https://www.oxfam.org.nz/what-we-do/issues/gender-equality/killer-facts
- 43. Being a wahine toa – a woman of influence Family Friends Education / workplace Community National Global
- 44. Closing words from a great feminist http://www.glamour.com/story/glamour-exclusive-president-barack-obama-says-this-is-what- a-feminist-looks-like