Sex discrimination against men

Date: 1993

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1970s-1990s :Editorial cartoons. 4 June - 4 August 1993

Reference: H-104-008

Description: Shows a woman lying in bed looking at a newspaper headline, "Sex bias in birthday honours list". She is talking to her husband, who is clad in pyjamas and dressing gown and studying himself in the mirror. Refers to claims that too many women were included in the Queen's Birthday Honours List because 1993 marks the centenary of women's suffrage Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1981 - 1982

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-

Reference: B-144-285/301

Description: Includes cartoons about: Police urge calmness to hold-up victims; Armed robbers could be dangerous and nervous; Wellington police asked to investigate forged school bus passes; No longer safety in a crowd (of demonstrators bashed by police); robber collecting for the Muldoon Police Fund; Substantial increase in inmates' earnings; bad language at Wilding Park tennis tournament; Human rights matter - sex discrimination against man rejected from being a topless waitress; tighter control on SIS; Arrest for cannabis possession; theft of library books; stereotypes of librarians; closing down police stations to cut costs; police rob the Rural Bank; tolerance of all crimes except sex crimes; Police step up whitebait enquiries; bringing back the community policeman. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist. Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged at around the estimated date. Quantity: 17 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005467

Description: Shows a woman sitting at a table reading a newspaper. She says "A mandrought? Rubbish! You've always been a big drip!" referring to her husband standing behind her. He is standing with his tongue hanging out and eyes glazed. Refers to the reported shortage of men compared to women. Published in The Press, 27 July 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004939

Description: Shows three men in the baggage department of a plane. One man says "First time I've flown baggage class!". Refers to Air New Zealand making the controversial policy which prohibits men from being seated next to children who are not their own. Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2013

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0025541

Description: Leader of the Labour Party, David Shearer, throws a sign which reads 'man ban' into a pile of rubbish. He thinks to himself, "I wonder if they had a particular man in mind." Refers to the Labour Party's plan to introduce a new rule which will allow electorates to restrict men from running for Parliament, in order to address the low representation of women in Parliament. Currently only 32 per cent of MPs are women, despite women comprising 51 per cent of the population. The plan, commonly referred to as the 'man ban' received significant criticism in the media, and was dropped. There has also been criticism of Shearer's leadership of the party in the media as well. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0030168

Description: Shows an air hostess offering a girl a bowl of sweets. She tells the child "Now remember sweetheart... just the ladies". Refers to airline policy that only women were allowed to sit next to unaccompanied children. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 26 Sep 1999

By: Singh, S P (Mr), active 1999; Zohrab, Peter, active 1999

Reference: OHColl-0685/1

Description: Interviews Mr S P Singh, barrister, about the interests of the man and his children in the Family Court. Discusses issues involved in the access to children after the breakdown of a marriage. Mentions accusations of violence and abuse and financial allowances. Interviewer(s) - Peter Zohrab Quantity: 1 videocassette(s) VHS. 1 interview(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.