Senior cabinet minister Megan Woods, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins prepare to deliver the May 18 budget.
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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.
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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.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson on budget day: well-being for all?
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