Posts in “Kōrero with Miriama McDowell” category - Auckland Women's Centre https://awc.org.nz Sun, 27 Jun 2021 21:29:15 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 National strategy required for contraception https://awc.org.nz/national-strategy-required-for-contraception/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:34:33 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=972 We need strategic leadership from the Government on contraception

]]> Law commission advice: To reduce court stress for victims of sexual and family violence https://awc.org.nz/law-commission-advice-to-reduce-court-stress-for-victims-of-sexual-and-family-violence/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:34:08 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=967 AWC welcomes the report, although much more action is required.

]]> Abortion: A reproductive right https://awc.org.nz/abortion-a-reproductive-right/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:40:01 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=977 Access to abortion is a human right – and we need to make sure our politicians know it: that was the urgent message of the Auckland Women’s Centre’s successful recent public forum “Abortion, a Reproductive Right”. As student activist Ella Shepherd put it: “trust women, support women.”

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]]> Abortion law reform: Demand the best option for women https://awc.org.nz/abortion-law-reform-demand-the-best-option-for-women/ Mon, 24 Dec 2018 22:46:55 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=988 Women in Aotearoa currently have the chance to press meaningfully for the legal right to decide whether or not we want to become parents.

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]]> High school feminism project https://awc.org.nz/high-school-feminism-project/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:10:32 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=1006 Read the article here.

]]> Equal pay amendment bill needs improvements https://awc.org.nz/equal-pay-amendment-bill-needs-improvements/ Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:45:17 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=983 A good start – but it needs improvements.

In June 2018 women’s average hourly earnings were 13.9% less than men’s. We need legislation that will quickly close this pay gap.

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]]> Women’s choice election forum https://awc.org.nz/womens-choice-election-forum/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:13:11 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=1013 Which Party will help women?

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]]> Government fails women after nine years https://awc.org.nz/government-fails-women-after-nine-years/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:28:53 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=1084 The National-led Government will have been in power for nine years by the time this year’s election is held on 23 September. But women are worse off now than we were in 2008. Why?

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]]> Women, poverty and prejudice https://awc.org.nz/women-poverty-and-prejudice/ Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:17:24 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=1018 Over 120 women and up to a dozen men packed out Western Springs Community Hall to participate in the forum, Women, Poverty and Prejudice: Feminism and the 2017 Election in mid July, on the coldest night of the year so far.

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]]> Gender analysis essential to eliminating violence https://awc.org.nz/gender-analysis-essential-to-eliminating-violence/ Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:27:55 +0000 https://awc.byjon.nz/?p=1027 The Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill explicity deletes gender from the discussion.

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