Women
Best of 2017 - Sady Doyle
There is something about a wreck we find irresistible. But our culture seems to reserve the most intense fascination for women who are what writer and blogger Sady Doyle describes as 'trainwrecks'. Audio
She Will Move You - k2k
We profile DJ and producer k2k, as part of RNZ Music's ongoing series 'She Will Move You', looking at women in electronic music in Aotearoa. Audio
Gender equality in local government
In the same week a Hamilton City Councillor sent lewd messages to a woman journalist, Auckland councillor Cathy Casey stopped to think about the gender balance of her council and others. Audio
Shortage of women in management roles costing economy
A survey indicates nearly 10 percent of New Zealand business leaders have some bias against employing or promoting women to management roles. Audio
Defusing fashion's ticking time bomb
Today there are a multitude of pressures placed on designers in the fashion industry as consumers increasingly demand transparency in the manufacturing process. But there are many ways to approach… Audio
Women and cities
There's a lot of focus nowadays about making cities more livable, adding more trees, improving public transport, but there's one thing that's often ignored: how do we make our cities more… Audio
Kathryn Wilson lets her shoes do the talking
Designer Kathryn Wilson has thoroughly tread the boards of the Kiwi footwear industry. She talks to Sonia Sly about her naïve passion launching a label 15 years ago, how bumps in the road serve as… Audio
Survey asks why women are missing out on Nobel prizes
A survey of Nobel prizewinners asks if women are missing out on being selected for science's biggest prize. We talk to New Zealand scientist Nicola Gaston about bias against women in science. Audio
Calls for more women in music
Last night the APRA Silver Scroll Awards were on in Dunedin. The Silver Scrolls recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of song writing and for the first time ever, all five finalists for the… Audio
Women win right to drive in Saudi Arabia
King Salman has issued a royal decree stating drivers' licences can now be issued to women who want them. Womens' rights activist Hatoon al Fassi talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Those bloody women: Could they shift the vote?
Analysis - A sharp shift to the left in the UK election was down to the young vote - and young women in particular. Kim Griggs asks if the same thing could happen in New Zealand this Saturday.
Sound Archives: Suffrage Day
National Prohibition of alcohol and rowdiness at the polling booths were some of the predictions about what would happen once New Zealand women got the vote for the first time in 1893. In today's… Audio, Gallery
Legal industry needs 'culture change' to diversify
A Supreme Court judge is calling on big law firms to change their corporate culture in order to bring more women into senior positions. Audio
Tongan upheavals dent hopes for more women in politics
Last month's dissolution of Tonga's Parliament by royal decree brought forward the elections by a year, and with it hope for some, that historic change could be on the way. Audio
"Ashenda! Ethiopians celebrate women"
In an insight into our Ethiopian communities, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets Thomas, a 16-year-old New Zealand born Ethiopian and her guide at their Ashenda festival to find out why women are celebrated… Audio, Gallery
Pebbles Hooper opens up about social media wars
Former columnist Pebbles Hooper opens up about social media wars, growing up in the fashion industry, a fondness for goats and a portrait that she's terrified of destroying. Audio
PNG women 'priced out' of parliament
A scholar of Pacific politics says women have been priced out of the election "game" in Papua New Guinea. Audio
Great NZ albums made by women
The RNZ Music team choose their top picks in light of NPR's '150 Greatest Albums Made By Women'.
Flying Solo - Teen mum Rhiarne's story
Pregnant at 13. In the final episode of Flying Solo we meet junior squash champ Rhiarne, her toddler Braydon and the extended whanau embracing their teenage solo-mum. Audio, Gallery
Flying Solo: Imogen's story
Sleep deprivation will make you desperate. In episode five of Flying Solo, Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets a solo-parent who's in the majority - 33 year old Pakeha mother Imogen and her 4-year-old son… Audio, Gallery