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Still Minding the Gap
STILLMindingTheGap.nz continues to campaign for urgent action to close New Zealand’s persistent gender and ethnic pay gaps. They are calling on the Government to make pay gap reporting mandatory for businesses over a certain size, a critical step toward transparency, accountability, and ultimately the elimination of unjustified pay disparities.
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Simplicity: Money Made Simple #66
In this episode of Money Made Simple, Liv and Jennie unpack a stubborn and confronting reality: the retirement savings gap between men and women. While the gender pay gap has narrowed in recent years, the KiwiSaver gender gap remains – and in some age groups, it’s even widening.
With International Women’s Day in mind, this episode dives into the data behind the gap, why it exists, and what it means for women’s financial security in retirement. Most importantly, Jennie and Liv share practical, realistic steps women (and their allies!) can take to help close it.
Listen at https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JbqMf4wnRlvV5YnmOp5oc?si=b759a56363704790, watch the full video https://youtu.be/nprYI6-LZvk or see all Money Made Simple episodes https://open.spotify.com/show/4BUVrY1vDUCoprTXzEzZ2H
Milford Podcast Ep65: Powering up: Women and Wealth Wisdom
Financial literacy is a valuable skill, but women have historically lagged when it comes to understanding investing. Milford Wealth Management Adviser Jess Travers talks with Ryan Bridge about the barriers women face, and steps to overcome those barriers to achieve greater financial independence.
Listen here https://milfordasset.com/insights/ep65-powering-up-women-and-wealth-wisdom or view all episodes https://milfordasset.com/the-investing-place.
Women In Business: The value of visibility in NZ's mid-market
Grant Thornton’s latest research shows mid‑market businesses that outperform their peers on growth and recruitment are keeping gender equality visible in their leadership composition, talent practices and investor communications.
Read more and access the report here.
Dio Alumnae Lunch & Learn
Last month the Dio Alumnae Association’s latest Lunch & Learn brought alumnae together for an open and practical discussion on women and money. The conversation featured insights from Rachel Davies and Angela Meyer (Hi Money), FSC Empower Women Co-Chair and Dio alumna Prue Tyler (1995) of SHIFT Advisory and SHIFT Compliance, and Tracey Cross, FSC Empower Women Co-Chair, a financial services lawyer and governance advisor, and was expertly facilitated by alumna Charlotte Whale.
Read the LinkedIn Post here.
International Women's Day Event
Simplicity hosted their first-ever public event held to mark International Women’s Day, the Women & Money event explored the unique financial challenges women can face, how early experiences shape our money mindset, and why dwelling on failure can hold us back.
The panellists were Jane Joo, Tracey Cross, Jo Wickham with host Jennie O’Donovan.
Read the LinkedIn post here.
Welcome to the new Retirement Commissioner - David Boyle
A big welcome to David Boyle as the incoming Retirement Commissioner. The Empower Women Working Group are looking forward to building on our strong relationship with the Retirement Commission and work over the past 6 years with Jane Wrightson and the Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission team.
Read more about David’s appointment here.
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