Gender Attitudes Survey Launch 2025

Suzanne Manning is the current President of NCWNZ, having been involved for 20 years as a member. She has a background in education and social research, and is passionate about progress towards gender equality.

Professor Gail Pacheco is the Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission. A leading economist, she has previously been the Director of the NZ Policy Research Institute at AUT and a Commissioner at the NZ Productivity Commission. She has an extensive track record of social policy-focused research, often leading large-scale collaborations between academia, community organisations, and the public sector.

Gail has been the recipient of numerous awards. These include: the 2018 NZIER Economics Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of economics and its applications in NZ; the AUT Medal in 2019 in recognition of her use of integrated data to inform social policy and wellbeing; and most recently, in 2025, she was awarded Life Membership of the New Zealand Association of Economists, an honour reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to both the association and the economics profession in NZ.

Emanuel has been involved in the social and marketing research industry in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 40 years. For most of those years, he has managed a wholly independent research company, Rangahau Aotearoa Research New Zealand, based in Wellington and mainly servicing clients in the public sector. In addition to the Gender Attitudes Survey, Emanuel has led and been involved in several ‘landmark’ research projects, including projects aimed at measuring New Zealanders’ attitudes to subject topics such as changing the New Zealand flag, New Zealand becoming a republic, the sale of public assets, genetic modification and the impact of COVID-19. Emanuel is a Fellow and current member of the Research Association of New Zealand Inc.

Dellwyn Stuart is a leader with a track record of developing and executing transformational strategy, successfully influencing decision makers and stakeholders, and finding solutions in complex, ambiguous environments. Currently as CEO of YWCA, she is passionate about contributing to a future for Aotearoa that is more equitable for all, and finds joy and optimism in her work with young women. Her career spans the commercial and not for profit sectors with a depth of knowledge and experience in philanthropy, fundraising, stakeholder engagement and gender issues.

Dylan Van Heerden (they/them) is a 23-year-old final-year student at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. They work as a Youth Kaimanaaki for Y Central at Te Tai Ohinga, Wellington's youth hub, and as VUW branch leader of Thursdays in Black, an Aotearoa-wide campaign to end violence and sexual violence in tertiary spaces.