Albert-Eden Governing Body representative Councillor Cathy Casey looks at the number of women elected to local government in Auckland and across New Zealand since the 2019 election to see if women are making any progress towards gender balance – https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/…/opinion…/
And listen to her interview on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan – https://www.rnz.co.nz/…/gender-equality-in-local…
Kate Sheppard would be horrified to learn that women in New Zealand – the country that first gave women the vote – are still grossly underrepresented in the ranks of elected councillors in local government and very few hold leadership roles.