1.6. Analysis of the disability survey data reveals critical differences in the experience of disabled women compared to their non-disabled peers and to disabled men. Gender and disability intersect; women with disabilities have lower incomes than men with disabilities, and lower incomes than non-disabled men and women. 1.7. In relation to the public sector, employment data on people with disabilities has been absent from annual reporting of the public service workforce since 2002. However, the Human Rights Commission surveyed public service departments individually and found that most departments had data on the number of people with disabilities employed (albeit mostly captured at job entry). The Commission’s finding was that the number of people with disabilities, according to the survey results, is about four per cent. The Commission has recommended that data collection is harmonised across the public service, and reported annually. http://www.hrc.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HRC-Whats-Working-web.pdf 1.8. Census data can also provide information about rural women and women over 65 but again that data is not collected more frequently in for example labour force surveys. In order to generate disaggregated data for these groups sample sizes would need to increase substantially. 1.9. Cross sectional employment data (for example ethnicity and gender and age band disaggregation) is available from Statistics New Zealand but is not readily accessed in publically available reports. The Human Rights Commission has requested this data in order to report on Equality at Work indicators to be published early in 2015. 1.10. Education data is more comprehensive and regularly gathered and reported. Annual reporting of participation in early childhood; primary, secondary and tertiary education by gender, ethnicity and age is published by the Ministry of Education. The Ministry also publishes disaggregated student achievement data among other education indices. Cross sectional data is available. http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/ 1.11. The New Zealand Health Survey is conducted annually and provides information on critical health indicators by sex (gender) ethnicity, age and deprivation or geographical area. The indicators cover health status, health behaviours and risk factors; health conditions; access to health care; and oral health. 1.12. The Health Survey does not include people with disabilities. 2 The Human Rights Commission notes that recommendations from the Universal Periodic Review in 2014 included: Reduce/eliminate social and economic disparities for [... ] minority groups, in particular in relation to health, education and employment outcomes. 1.13. In response the Government has agreed, stating: New Zealand has set clear targets for improving social and economic outcomes, and has directed agencies to work more collaboratively with organisations in communities. 2 Ministry of Health (2013) New Zealand Health Survey Annual update of key findings 2012/13