Government promises to zero wage gap between men and women in the public service

By the end of 2020, all government agencies will have eliminated gender pay gaps in the same roles, said Women's Minister, Julie Anne Genter

Genter, on the verge of leave on maternity leave. the gender pay gap of 12.5% ​​in the public service.

The plan also included the standardization of flexible work in government agencies, which he hoped would result in a change in private employers

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The government pay equity plan was announced at the Auckland War Memorial Museum where an exhibition on the women and equality is held. By 2020, all government agencies would be "flexible by default," said Genter, at the Auckland War Memorial Museum

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The Minister of State Services, Chris Hipkins, envisions a world in which the economic prospects of his future daughter will not be influenced by his sex.

By the end of 2019, women would hold at least 50 percent of top leadership positions in the top three leadership positions in government agencies, Genter said

. response to the minister, said Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins.

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Women's Minister Julie Anne Genter announces the government's gender pay gap plan

"Sometimes it forces them to ask the government for more money," he said.

Genter says women waited too long For too long, women's chances of advancement were hindered because employers had not adopted flexible work, which she said was good for productivity.

    

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A striking image of an exhibition on women's rights and equality at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

"The government has a leadership role to play in ensuring that women are treated fairly," she said. As responsible employers, the government can demonstrate what works and engage the private sector, "said Genter

." This plan sets the direction for departments to start correcting the imbalance. " wage. "

million. Hipkins said the federal government has emphasized the importance of gender equality for one's own family.

"In a few months we are going" As you have probably already noticed, we are a very fertile government. "

"I do not want her to grow up in a world where her worth as a citizen, as an employee would be somehow determined by her sex."

The government chose the museum to launch its plan because that he currently holds Are We Still There? Exhibition on Women and Equality at Aotearoa .

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