US teacher fired for reading to students about gender identity
The panel found after a two-day hearing that the teacher had violated district policies.
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Trans woman wins beauty pageant
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'I'm totally overwhelmed... We've finally knocked the grass ceiling off the roof.'
Co-ed or single-sex? Boys do better in single-sex schools, study finds
Boys at single-sex schools leave school with higher qualifications than those at co-eds.
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Taradale AFC committee member Shelley Cameron opens up on why the Hawke’s Bay football club opted to put its female players first. Video / Neil Reid
Jim McElwain: Shifting the dial on diversity in financial services
The sector has made significant improvements in diversity.
Frank Films: Being Trans
Frank Film asks what it’s like to be trans in Aotearoa New Zealand. Video / Frank Films
Mediators called in after top Kiwi women’s football team threatens walkout
Top club concedes scrap with women's team could have been handled better.
Wellington protests: Death threats alleged by trans protester at Parliament
Earlier today a pro-rail protest again blocked busy capital streets.
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For some, leaning into outrage might seem likea good idea.
Christina Aguilera joins sexual wellness brand
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Guy Pearce under fire over transgender tweets
The Australian actor apologised for a series of now-deleted posts.
Editorial: Marama Davidson’s contrition warranted
Opinion: Our editorial on the Green Party co-leader's post-protest remarks.
Posie Parker's anti-trans rally attracted range of far-right groups
Parker distanced herself from neo-Nazis but various extreme groups turned up at her rally.
Watch: Mike Hosking grills PM over Marama Davidson's 'white cis men' comment
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says Greens co-leader Marama Davidson's comments about white men at the Posie Parker protest at the weekend were not "particularly helpful". Video / Newstalk ZB
Posie Parker juice-thrower on getting death threats - and 40 offers of legal support
'With everything I have been through in my life, this is nothing.'
Issues post-Posie Parker, cardiac surgery wait list deaths & damning pike river documents | Focus Morning Bulletin: 27 March, 2023
Why Posie Parker’s visits just one piece of a bigger picture, heart surgery patients caught in delays and how National plan to better support the Sallies in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Paula Bennett: Gender equality is vital but not at the expense of our boys
The push for equality is vital, let’s make sure it is not at the expense of our boys.
Focus: Tomato juice thrown on Posie Parker, aborts rally
Counter-protesters - including one armed with a bottle of tomato juice - have seen British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull aborting her central Auckland rally. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Christopher Luxon on Posie Parker coming to NZ
National Party leader Christopher Luxon reveals his views on controversial British anti-trans activist Posie Parker coming to NZ. Video / NZ Herald
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Dame Cindy Kiro shares International Women's day message
The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro shares a special message for International Women's day. Video / UN Women Aotearoa NZ
Stocktake of the workforce: Gender diversity getting worse across many professions
Data shows nine professions are becoming less gender diverse.
‘The presentation would have been more palatable had I been a man,' they said
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Why dating is harder for women than men
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