Working Women's day
March 8 marked International Working Women's Day in New Zealand — a day when working women can celebrate the progress made towards full equality in the workforce. Minister of Women's Affairs, Ann Hercus, said: "Women have equality before the law in our country. But making the rules fairer is not enough. Social attitudes also hamper the
progress of women." "Opening up the job choices available for women is a clear priority in 1987. In practice this means encouraging girls to take subjects now dominated by boys (such as maths and physics) and it means encouraging women to train for a wider range of jobs. And it means breaking down the prejudices of employers — just because a job has always been done by a man does not mean that it
cannot be done by a woman. "The notion that men rather than women are the workers in our society is a myth. Women have always worked — sometimes for wages in the paid workforce, but often unpaid in their homes and communities. "We should celebrate the progress made towards full equality in the work force, but we should also look at just how far women have to go."
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 39, 17 March 1987, Page 3
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198Working Women's day Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 39, 17 March 1987, Page 3
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