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Women for Change

We’re providing opportunities to support women to develop into leaders now and in the future, while at the same time building our diversity of thought to mitigate any potential effects of conscious and unconscious bias towards women.” Nikhil Ravishankar – Chief Digital Officer at Vector Every year, Vector’s Women in Leadership is held to help empower women to strive for higher roles in […]

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Here’s How To Get That Promotion And Become A Woman In Leadership

Over the past two years, Vector have held their Women in Leadership programme on March 8th to coincide with International Womens’ Day. The programme was designed in partnership with Massey University Professor Sarah Leberman and Sarah Schulz of Capability Group, who are heavily involved in the University’s Women Leadership programmes. Vector’s goal is to empower […]

Report, Sept/Oct 2018 Issue

Still Talking Waves

HOW WE CAN HELP OUR YOUNG GIRLS ACHIEVE EQUALITY The discussion around gender inequality and gender diversity in the workplace has been all over the news lately. Again. As one sign at a recent rally said ‘I can’t believe I am still having to protest this s**t’. Feminism has moved on and on. From the...

July/August 2018 Issue, Report

Directing the Dead

Yolanda Ramke is no stranger to playing varying roles within the film industry, having been credited in various Australian productions as an actress, props assistant, producer and most recently, a screenwriter and co-director. Her first feature film, Cargo, is achieving landmarks in the Australasian entertainment scene, becoming the first ever Australian Netflix Original Film and...

July/August 2018 Issue, Report

New Horizons: Women in STEMM

As only 29% of the scientists worldwide are women, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, they are still the undeniable minority more than 180 years after Ada Lovelace became the first ever computer programmer and more than 80 years after Marie Curie completed her groundbreaking research on radioactivity. Women in science back then were...

May/June 2018 Issue, Report

Through The Male Gaze

These are the women challenging creative inequality The series of allegations against movie producer, Harvey Weinstein ignited protest movements across the world against sexual harassment and assault within the film industry. But such incidents are not just confined to Hollywood. For women in creative fields, both misogyny and abuse are not uncommon. In a predominantly...

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Is Your Contraception Making You Depressed?

Contraception is something most of us are relatively familiar with but could it be altering our moods? Whether it’s the pill, the implant or an IUD, around 70 percent of the female population of New Zealand are on some form of contraception. Along with preventing pregnancy, contraception is often used to regulate periods, reduce acne...

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Lost & Found & Lost Again

Written by Claire Moore New Zealand has its own lost generation. During the 1960s and 70s, thousands of New Zealand children were taken from their mothers and given to a new family in a ‘closed adoption’. These children are now adults and many of them have found, and some are still looking for, their birth parents. […]

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Is Your Birth Control Making You Depressed?

Birth control is something most of us are relatively familiar with whether it’s the pill, the implant or an IUD around 70 per cent of the female population of New Zealand are on some form of birth control. Along with preventing pregnancy birth control can often be used to treat period pain and even acne. […]

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Baby Blues

Having children is said to be one of life’s most fulfilling experiences. But for many women, it’s also one of the worst career moves they can make. Less likely to be hired and more likely to earn less, women who choose to have children often do so at the expense of their careers. Identified as […]

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Crafting A New Future For Women

Making a name for yourself in the business world can be hard for women, whether you are looking to branch out with your own company or make your way up the ranks. This is why we need women supporting women in all areas of business. Successful serial entrepreneur, award-winning mentor and founder of SheEO, Vicki […]

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Where Culture Has Not Done Us Any Favours

TW: Mention of sexual assault Rape culture in New Zealand is a topic of conversation few people like to talk about, but it is one that needs to be discussed. New Zealand’s youth experience it in class, in public and most frequently, on the internet; it is becoming the norm. The lines between what […]

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Balancing Act

Ever since women started working outside the home, the glass ceiling has dominated discussions of success. In the past, advice given to women looking to move past this invisible barrier and progress their career was often centred on them adapting their behaviour to suit the workplace. Now, however, experts are putting the onus on workplaces […]

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Battle Of The Breasts

Characterised as “the perfect food” for newborns by the World Health Organisation, breastfeeding is slowly but surely on the rise. With the latest statistics from Unicef showing a 20 percent increase or higher in breastfeeding rates across 25 countries, more women than ever are nursing in countries like the United States and New Zealand. Despite a […]

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Just How Dark Is The Dark Side Of Social Media?

Wherever you walk, you see people on their phones: scrolling in the supermarket, double tapping in the dentist’s waiting room and typing in traffic. It is safe to say that as a society we are addicted to seeing the world through our phones. As a result of this addiction, the internet has become a different […]

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Life Without Children

For many women, the dream of having children and a family starts at an early age. Gifted with dolls, miniature houses and toy kitchen utensils, motherhood is carefully and subtly presented as a goal all women should aspire to. But this is not every woman’s dream – neither is it a dream all women can […]

Jan/Feb 2018 issue, Report, Thought Leader

Inspiring Voices – The Women Creating Change In 2018

Inspiration comes in many different forms, for 18 women it came when they noticed a problem, or a challenge, that needed to be overcome and they used their skills, passions and drive to make that happen. We wanted to celebrate these heroines who inspire and empower us to not only believe there can be change...

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