More gender equality resources
School dental nurse with school children, ca 1940–1943 by Richard Taylor. Ref: 1/2-106538-F. Alexander Turnbull Library.
Here are some more useful teaching resources to further explore gender equality.
Websites
Ministry for Women — information on gender equality in Aotearoa in terms of education, employment, and health.
Te Ara — a comprehensive online New Zealand encyclopaedia that provides a depth of historical and contemporary information.
NZHistory — extensive coverage of aspects of New Zealand history, including women and the vote.
United National Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls — gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous world.
National Library resources
AnyQuestions — an online service where students can talk to librarians between 1pm and 6pm. There is also a ManyAnswers section that students can use to help them research a topic.
DigitalNZ — search DigitalNZ to discover New Zealand related gender equity items from videos, audio files, photographs, and cartoons. DigitalNZ content includes collection items from South Pacific countries.
EPIC — a collaboration between New Zealand Libraries and the Ministry of Education that allows students to access digital databases from around the world. EPIC is subscription based.
School lending service — use our lending service to request books on gender equality topics.
Topic Explorer — find quality, curated online resources about gender equality in Women in Aotearoa.
Papers Past — provides access to millions of pages of digitised, early New Zealand newspapers.
Articles
Jackie Blue’s HeForShe speech (transcript) — Human Rights Commission.
Equal pay awards — YWCA.
Girls smart at being smart — 'The New Zealand Herald'.
Older white men paid double young ethnic women — 'Sunday Star Times'.
Equal pay case FAQs — Aged Care Association.
Alasdair Thompson walks off interview over ‘sexist’ claims — 'The New Zealand Herald'.
She works hard for the money: Kiwi women get their groove on to fight for equal rights — Stop Press.
Still fighting for equal pay — Radio NZ.
10 examples of gender inequality in the world — 'Borgen Magazine'.
Videos
ANZ #EqualFuture – Pocket Money (YouTube, 1:30)
YWCA Auckland calling for a fairer future (YouTube, 1:55)
Tools
Tracking inequality at work — Human Rights Commission.
Exploring gender pay differences — 'The New Zealand Herald'.
Confronting gender bias at school — Harvard Graduate School of Education.
