Portrait of a New Zealand suffragist (c. 1880s). She has a white camellia (the NZ symbol of Women's Suffrage) and short hair, an action of protest during the period.
General Statistics
Maternal mortality (per 100,000)
15 (2010)
Women in parliament
40.8% (2019)
Women over 25 with secondary education
95.0% (2012)
Women in labour force
62.1% (2012)
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value
0.088 (2021)
Rank
25th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value
0.841 (2022)
Rank
4th out of 146
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Women in New Zealand are women who live in or are from New Zealand. Notably New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world where women were entitled to vote. In recent times New Zealand has had many women in top leadership and government roles, including three female Prime Ministers, most recently Jacinda Ardern.
^"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^"Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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