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The National Council of Women of New Zealand / Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa (NCWNZ) warmly invites you to the launch of our Gender Attitudes Survey, sharing the latest perceptions of gender equality in Aotearoa.

Join us on Wednesday, 17 September at the Tiakiwai Conference Centre at the National Library where we will present the key findings from our 5th biannual survey. The Gender Attitudes Survey measures New Zealanders’ views on gender roles in the home, education, workplaces, and in the wider community. We will explore how attitudes have changed since our first baseline survey in 2017, and what these results mean for advancing gender equality in Aotearoa New Zealand.

We will be hosting an amazing group of speakers on the day to talk about the Survey results and what that means for gender equality in New Zealand. More information will be available on this page when speakers are confirmed. Watch the space!

Speakers

Host, Suzanne Manning, President, NCWNZ

	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.

Keynote speaker: Professor Gail Pacheco

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 Kalafatelis, Research New Zealand

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 Stewart, CE YWCA Auckland, Board member NCWNZ

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, Branch Leader (VUW), Thursdays in Black

	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.

In-person and virtual attendance

If you’re joining us in person, there will be light refreshments after the launch when you can enjoy conversation with other attendees. Online tickets are also available. Please note that this event will be live streamed from 6pm and recorded for sharing after the launch.

Acknowledgments

The Gender Attitudes Survey and launch are generously supported by the Manatu Wahine Ministry for Women, Rangahau Aotearoa Research New Zealand, YWCA Auckland.

Gender Attitudes Survey Launch 2025

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