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Story: Women’s labour organisations

All images and media

From page 1 - The first women’s unions and associations, 1878 to 1939

Women's occupations, 1896–2018

Women's occupations, 1896–2018

Tailoresses’ Union conference, 1891

Tailoresses’ Union conference, 1891

Teachers' pay, 1900

Teachers' pay, 1900

Trained nurses, 1909

Trained nurses, 1909

From page 2 - Women’s organisations and employment, 1878 to 1939

Meeting the boat

Meeting the boat

Women’s Social and Political League, 1912

Women’s Social and Political League, 1912

National Council of Women, 1901

National Council of Women, 1901

Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

From page 3 - Women and unemployment

Unemployed women and government, 1933

Unemployed women and government, 1933

Training for service

Training for service (1st of 2)

Helping unemployed women help themselves

Helping unemployed women help themselves (2nd of 2)

Unemployed women, 1930s

Unemployed women, 1930s

The first Working Woman

First issue, The Working Woman

Ōtautahi Women's Labour Pool

Ōtautahi Women's Labour Pool

From page 4 - Equal pay, mid-20th century

Women in the labour force, 1896–2018

Women in the labour force, 1896–2018

Equal pay, 1960

Equal pay, 1960

National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, 1967

National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women, 1967

From page 5 - Pay equity, 1980s–2020s

Tea towel fundraiser

Tea towel fundraiser (1st of 2)

Source of inequity

Source of inequity (2nd of 1)

Group of women in black E tū t-shirts smiling and laughing.

Kristine Bartlett

Women standing in tight group, holding protest signs and shouting.

Striking midwifery students

Pay gap in 2022

Pay gap in 2022

From page 6 - Women’s organisations, 1950s–2020s

Continuing fight for equal pay

Continuing fight for equal pay

A hard day’s work

A hard day’s work

Night work

Parental leave

From page 7 - Women and unions, 1970s–2020s

Early Childhood Workers' Union, 1982

Early Childhood Workers' Union, 1982

Working Women’s Council, 1981

Working Women’s Council, 1981

Working Women’s Charter

Working Women’s Charter (1st of 2)

Opposition to the charter

Opposition to the charter (2nd of 2)

Harassment poster

Harassment poster

Nurses see red

How to cite this page:

Megan Cook, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/womens-labour-organisations/media (accessed 6 December 2023)

Story by Megan Cook, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 20 Dec 2022