More gender equality resources

Seven Maori children on two horses beside a pakeha dental nurse. — 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.