Gender
Writer and performer Ivan Coyote
Raised in Canada's Yukon territory, Ivan's books and storytelling detail the isolation and freedom of the journey in coming to terms with who you are and how society reacts. Ivan Coyote is appearing… Video, Audio
Saatchi chair's gender comments ludicrous, women advertising execs say
There is still plenty of work to do to address gender bias in the advertising industry, women working in New Zealand agencies say.
Kevin Roberts put on leave from Saatchi over gender comments
The New Zealand head of global advertising giant Saatchi and Saatchi has been put on leave after saying that gender bias in the advertising business does not exist. Audio
Campaign to Pardon Gays in Aotearoa
A petition is being presented to Parliament today, asking for past convictions for being homosexual to be expunged. The Campaign to Pardon Gays in Aotearoa started in late 2014, and the organiser is… Audio
Women's driving skills blamed for Ford problems
Automotive expert Bruce Robertson explains the Powershift gearbox that's caused driving issues here and in Australia. Audio
75 years ago the first women joined the police force
75 years ago today ten women launched a new era in Policing when they began their Police training at the Newtown barracks in Wellington in 1941. Senior Sergeant, Marilyn Stobie, has been at the launch… Audio
Gender vs Genitals
Dr Pani Farvid on the dangers of binary thinking when it comes to gender and why we need to learn to divorce gender from genitals. Audio
Family and Genealogy
Marrying your first cousin, rat voyagers, genetic whakapapa and the failure of scientists to respectfully engage with indigenous populations are laid out for comment in this panel discussion on DNA… Audio
Female Critics with Diana Drumm
Dan Slevin interviews US freelance film writer Diana Drumm about why it is getting harder for women to make a living writing about film - and what we can do about it. Audio
The New Age of Genomics
Genetic information could eventually be used to choose a child's sex, influence insurance approval, or as evidence for criminal intent, but whether it should be is still up for debate. Audio
Blatant gender biased TV
Rosemary Overell of the University of Otago discusses the launches of TV channels Bravo and Duke. Audio
The Wireless
The Wireless reporter Rebecca Kamm has been writing about the entrepreneur teaching Auckland guys how to be men. Audio
A non-binary person refused haircut a mens' barbers
Non-binary person says they were denied a haircut because they weren't a man.Dr Tony Fisher of Massey University talks about finding a better solution than using a plural third-person pronoun as… Audio
Battle of the tennis sexes
New Zealand tennis great Belinda Cordwell talks about the furore over mens' tennis vs womens' tennis and the players' pay packets. Audio
Women to march against violence in Vanuatu
Women in Vanuatu are planning a protest march this week to call for an end to violence against women in the country. Audio
A History of New Zealand Women: an extract
On International Women's Day, Otago University history professor Barbara Brookes provides a snapshot of women's lives in colonial New Zealand.
Equal number of female, male lawyers for first time
There will be equal numbers of men and women lawyers this year for the first time, but females are still outnumbered in the highest levels of the profession.
Public service gender pay gap
Women earn substantially less than men in most government departments. Audio
Women's pay continues to trail men's - paper
Women generally work in lower paid industries, despite about 60 percent having tertiary education, a paper on gender equality has found.
Corrections failing trans prisoners - lawyer
An advocate for transgender prisoners says Corrections is not doing enough to protect their safety.
