Pacific peoples in New Zealand are more likely than the rest of the country’s population to engage in unpaid and voluntary work. For this reason, this literature scan has been undertaken to identify research published since 2010, on the nature of unpaid work that is undertaken by Pacific Island women in New Zealand. The underlying...

The Ministry for Women (NZ) is contributing to cross-agency work on preventing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace. The ministry commissioned this literature scan to inform that work.

The Ministry has commissioned a brief scan of recent literature on aspects of women’s contribution to unpaid work.

Significant barriers remain in the role of middle managers in progressing gender equity in the public service, according to this report. Published in partnership with the Ministry for Women, the report was carried out as part of a wider project and in light of recent calls to address gender inequity.

The Ministry for Women interviewed 40 mothers in Whāngarei, South Auckland and Gisborne, to hear in their own words, their experiences of being on a benefit and of the social services they accessed both during pregnancy and with young children. These interviews focused on nutrition, stress levels, parenting skills and the physical environment.