Election 2023 - Women's Issues Policy

Act
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.

Green Party
Spokesperson:
Julie Anne Genter
Link to
policy here
.

- Ensure fair processes for resolving pay equity claims.
- Legislate for working conditions that enable people to care for themselves and their dependants, recognising that people have responsibilities outside of work.
- Establish a universal child benefit.
- Explore regulations to ensure positive representation of women in New Zealand media.
- Work with wāhine Māori to design and implement programmes and policies to reduce existing social and economic disparities between Māori and nonMāori women.
- Provide accessible and age-appropriate education about sexual health, consent, and contraception.
- Protect the freedom to have an abortion.
- Read more here

Labour
Spokesperson:
Jan Tinetti
Link to
policy here
.

- Extend the age of free breast cancer screening from 69 to 74.
- Implement a national endometriosis action plan.
- Make cervical screening services free between the ages of 25 to 69 years, saving up to $100 in co-payments.
- Establish an innovation and entrepreneurship scholarship programme for low-middle income women.
- Modernised consent law.
- Introduce gender pay gap reporting.
- Read more here

Te Pāti Māori
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.