Komathi Kolandai – The Conversation

Senior cabinet minister Megan Woods, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins prepare to deliver the May 18 budget. Getty Images

May 19, 2023

NZ’s budget used a ‘gender lens’ for the first time – the result was a win for women

Jennifer Curtin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Komathi Kolandai, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Oluwakemi Igiebor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Suzy Morrissey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Victoria Woodman, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Budget 2023 included a ‘gender snapshot’ to account for the ways investment priorities affect women differently from men. More effective, efficient and equitable, it also makes good economic sense.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to parliament via video link from COVID isolation during budget day. Getty Images

May 20, 2022

Labour’s fourth ‘well‑being budget’ still comes up short on the well‑being of women

Jennifer Curtin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Komathi Kolandai, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Oluwakemi Igiebor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Suzy Morrissey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Only by requiring state agencies to budget and plan for gender equity can genuine well-being be achieved for New Zealand’s women.

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