Equal Pay Day in New Zealand

Gender Pay Gap in New Zealand

The gender pay gap in New Zealand reached 9.9 per cent in 2014. The gender pay gap is continuously decreasing, as 1998, a number of 16 per cent was still in place. With its current heighth, the gender pay gap lies below most numbers in European countries.

Still, it has to be noted that the pay gap is often larger for Māori, Pasifika and Asian women.

Equal Pay Day in New Zealand

The Equal Pay Day is celebrated by a variety of institutions:

- BPW Australia organises the yearly campaign around the EPD.

- The PSA (Public Service Association), the largest trade union in New Zealand with approx. 62,000 members, also fights for equal pay for equal work or work of equal value. With their campaign, the PSA demands transparency in wage setting and job classifications and effective monitoring and compensation systems in cases of unequal pay.

- The YWCA yearly awards companies that practice equal pay. With these awards, the YWCA displays best practice cases within the economy and motivates other companies to enforce equal pay.