Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Associated Press – National Post – Friday, 19 April 2013 (originally published 13 Apr) WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. Lawmakers voted 77 to 44 [...]
Alanah Eriksen – New Zealand Herald – Thursday, 20 September 2012 (originally published 17 Sept) Women who attended single-sex schools are less likely to be victims of New Zealand’s growing gender pay gap, a professor claims. International research has shown that women who went to all-girl schools are more competitive than their counterparts. Co-ed students [...]
Christopher Adams - NZ Herald – Tuesday, 10 July 2012 (originally published 05 Jul) Listed companies will be required to disclose how many women they have on their boards and in senior management, the NZX announced last night. NZX said there was credible evidence that suggested diversity, particularly around gender, at both board and senior management [...]
Simon Collins – NzHerald – Friday, 18 November 2011 (originally published 14 Nov) A family violence expert is calling for a national discussion about relationships after finding that more than half of New Zealand women have suffered psychological and emotional violence from their partners. NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse co-director Dr Janet Fanslow found 51.5 per [...]
Denise Piper – Whangarei Leader (NZ) – Wednesday, 16 February, 2011 (originally published 15 Feb) Arasteh Hancock and her mother Sultan Khatamzadeh are concerned for a close relative in Iran who faces five years’ jail for organising a Baha’i youth group. The two Whangarei women are increasingly worried for the young man’s safety after he [...]
