Global Gender Gap Index 2010: New Zeland

Patricia Lara, Wellington, New Zealand

 'Do you think there is a need for more emphasis on women’s rights in your country?'

"Yes, I think here, [New Zealand] the women have … more opportunity for study and for work. I think in a company it’s not very different—the salary of a man and a woman. But in my country [Chile] for the same work, the woman is always paid less."

Wellington, New Zealand

Patricia Lara, 30, Chef from Chile

Although it has experienced a decrease in economic opportunity, political empowerment, and health equity, New Zealand remains No. 5, its rank for the past two years. It has eliminated 78 percent of its gender gap (down from 79 percent in 2008 and 2009) and has been in the top 10 since the beginning of the index. It has fully eliminated its education equity gap and is ranked No. 9 in economic opportunity, No. 91 in educational attainment, and No. 8 in political empowerment.

Quoted from The Morung Express 

New Zealand is ranked fifth in the world reducing the gender gap and as quoted below is classified as having eliminated its education equity gap - if only it would be so on the 'Global Ethnic Gap'. 

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