Women’s Rights in New Zealand
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Gender-based violence ........................................................................................................................... 3
Violence and abuse ............................................................................................................................. 3
Violence against women with disabilities ........................................................................................... 5
Forced marriage, dowry, violence towards ethnic women ................................................................ 6
Employment ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Gender pay gap ................................................................................................................................... 7
Women in leadership .......................................................................................................................... 8
Sexual harassment in the workplace .................................................................................................. 9
Exploitation and Trafficking .................................................................................................................. 10
Health .................................................................................................................................................... 12
Abortion ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Sterilisation ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Maternity care .................................................................................................................................. 13
Data collection and resource allocation ............................................................................................... 14
Sustainable Development Goals ....................................................................................................... 14
Census ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Gender Budgeting ............................................................................................................................. 15
Appendix A: Recommendations............................................................................................................ 16
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