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Women should receive equal pay for work of equal value.

Women with family responsibilities should not be discriminated against, and that they should where possible be able to work without conflict between their paid employment and family responsibilities.

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Check out Jan Logie's Equal Pay Amendment Bill.

Recent news about Equal Pay

Women paid less than men need better law

21 Feb 2013 | Press Release | Jan Logie MP

The Government should adopt the Green Party bill to change the Equal Pay Act to allow women to check they are being paid the same as their male colleagues for the same job, says the Green Party. More

Government giving women the short straw

12 Nov 2012 | Press Release | Jan Logie MP

The National Government needs to take responsibility for increasing gender pay inequity, the Green Party said today. More

Meagre rises in income not keeping up with rising costs

04 Oct 2012 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

New figures showing the smallest rise in hourly earnings in over a decade highlight the urgent need to raise the minimum wage and make sure that vulnerable families can make ends meet, the Green Party said today. More

Govt needs to move on pay equity after UN report

31 Jul 2012 | Press Release | Jan Logie MP

The Government must reconsider the impact of its policies on women in light of the latest CEDAW report, Green Party women's affairs spokesperson Jan Logie said today. More

Green Party will change law to ensure equal pay

20 Nov 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party has said modernising the Equal Pay Act to bring it up to date with current employment practices is a key issue it wants to work with the next Government on, and there is evidence business is ok with the move. More

Show Me the Money! Green Party Women's Policy Launch

Event | Catherine Delahunty MP

You are welcome to play on the roulette wheel which details the array of options for working women - some a better deal than other, and all a worse deal than for men doing the same work.


Catherine Delahunty MP will launch the Green Party women's policy, with the solutions we need to achieve pay equity in this country.

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Slow income growth shows need for higher minimum wage

06 Oct 2011 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

New figures showing the smallest rise in hourly earnings in over a decade highlight the urgent need to raise the minimum wage and make sure that vulnerable families can make ends meet, the Green Party said today. More

Pay Equity Forum

Event | Catherine Delahunty MP

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A Seminar: Sex, Lies and Pay Rates

Event | Catherine Delahunty MP

A seminar on pay equity.

Suffrage Day highlights persistent gender pay gap

19 Sep 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

There is much to celebrate on Suffrage Day, but the pay gap between men and women reminds us that there is a long way to go before New Zealand women enjoy true equality, the Green Party said today. More

Address to the Council of Trade Unions Biennial Conference 2011 - Workers' Rights in the 21st Century

18 Aug 2011 | Speech | Metiria Turei MP

Acknowledgement and thanks

Thank you for inviting me to speak to your conference today, in what is a very important election year for workers. More

Greens and CTU launch equal pay petition

18 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party has joined with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) to launch an equal pay petition today, taking up the Government's challenge to prove that equal pay issues are a major concern in modern workplaces. More

Equal pay petition

Petition | Catherine Delahunty MP

The Green Party has joined with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) to launch an equal pay petition that takes up the Government's challenge to prove that equal pay issues are a major concern in modern workplaces. More

Catherine Delahunty questions the Minister of Women's Affairs on the gender pay gap

02 Aug 2011 | Oral Question | Catherine Delahunty MP

Does [the Minister of Women's Affairs] agree with 65 percent of women polled by the New Zealand Herald, who consider they get paid less than men because of their gender? More

Pay equity and women's rights: Meeting with Catherine Delahunty

Event | Catherine Delahunty MP

Catherine Delahunty's bill to amend the Equal Pay Act and create truly equal pay for men and women has aroused great media and public interest over the last month. Catherine will speak about her bill and why we need legislation to create pay equity in New More

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