Women still paid 'significantly' less than men

By ANNA CHALMERS - The Dominion Post | Saturday, 01 December 2007.   Women  are juggling more part-time jobs, but earning significantly less than men.   The average monthly income for employed males in March 2006 was $3410, compared with $2400 for females, according to Statistics New Zealand employment data issued yesterday. Average earnings fell to $2968 for men with two jobs and $2183 for women. Despite the pay disparity the figures were no surprise, Women's Affairs Ministry chief executive Shenagh Gleisner said. Women carried out more part- ... read more

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International Peace Festival

'Tuia te kawe tairanga te kawe oi te kawe o te haere’ Greetings everyone.   The proverb invokes a unison of us, like an out stretched sash swaying with the gait of one walk as we move forward towards a new horizon and to our Parihaka 08 festival Event.   Jaunary 11th - 13th 2008   www.parihaka.com/Festival/2008/Festival.aspx ... read more

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