Story: Women’s labour organisations

More links and websites

• National Council of Women of New Zealand

  The NCW monitors, researches and reports on employment and economic issues.

• New Horizons for Women Trust

  The trust offers a number of awards related to women and employment.

• New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women

  BPW promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.

• Women Together – Ngā Rōpū Wāhine o te Motu

  Online version of the 1993 book edited by Anne Else. Entries, including those for women's labour organisations, were updated and made available through NZHistory in 2018.

More suggestions and sources

• Coney, Sandra. Standing in the sunshine: a history of New Zealand women since they won the vote. Auckland: Viking, 1993.

• Else, Anne, ed. Women together: a history of women’s organisations in New Zealand / Ngā rōpū wāhine o te motu (2nd edition). Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 2018.

• Simpkin, Gay and Marie Russell. Women will rise! Recalling the Working Women’s Charter. Paraparaumu: Steele Roberts, 2022.