Today
is a day for all New Zealanders to take some time to reflect
on women’s rights, National’s Women’s spokesperson
Paula Bennett says.
“I’m so proud to live in a country
where we were the first to give women the vote. Kate
Sheppard and the other suffragettes did us proud.
“I’m
also proud to live in a country where women continue to be
high achievers on the world stage.
“It’s a privilege
to be in a Parliament which now boasts the highest
proportion of women in its history. But we can’t lose
sight of how much further we have to go.
“The gender pay
gap is still too high and it will remain too high until it
no longer exists.
“The National-led Government
introduced pay equity principles and settled a $2 billion
pay equity claim for 55,000 care and support workers. We
will continue to fight for pay equity and
equality.”
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