The Government will consider a proposal to allow workers to know if they are getting paid less than their colleagues because of their gender, but has concerns about it. Under the bill, employers would record any pay differences between men

In a presidential election season, politicians will find their stance on same-sex couples will be critical.

An Italian study backs up Alasdair Thompson's claim that women take more sick leave due to their periods, but experts say the reasons behind gender-related pay inequality go much deeper.

Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye on New Zealand's parental leave provisions.

A group campaigning for an end to Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers is calling on Subaru-maker Fuji Heavy Industries to pull out of the kingdom.

Antenatal testing devalues children's lives and aims to cut Down births, battlers say.

A Muslim woman's successful appeal against a jail sentence has again raised concerns.

We asked Labour's Jacinda Ardern and National's Nikki Kaye for their views on same-sex marriage.

Natalie Portman has signed Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" letter to President Barack Obama asking for marriage equality for gay couples.

The United Nations has declared internet access a human right and criticised "three strikes" laws like that in New Zealand.

"There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote H.L. Mencken.