Our Approach for 2018 – 2022 Published by the Ministry for Women October 2018 Ministry for Women Statement of Intent 2018 – 2022
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Statement of Intent Our approach for 2018 – 2022 Published by the Ministry for Women October 2018 Ministry for Women Statement of Intent 2018 – 2022 Contents Part Overview 4 Introduction Statement of responsibility Our role, purpose, and vision 1 Our approach Part Operating context 8 Background Why gender matters Our key stakeholders 2 Government priorities Part Our strategic Our outcomes 12 strategies 16 Strategic outcome 1: Strategy 1: We will lead work The contribution of all women that improves outcomes for all and girls is valued women and girls Strategic outcome 2: Strategy 2: We will increase All women and girls are our leadership and impact financially secure and can 3 Strategy 3: We will deliver fully participate and thrive excellence and grow our Strategic outcome 3: reputation All women and girls are free from all forms of violence and harassment Introduction1 As the Government’s principal advisor on For the first time in recent years we have set ourselves improving the lives of New Zealand women a vision that encapsulates our thinking “Aotearoa and girls, we need to take a planned and New Zealand is a great place to be a woman or girl, thoughtful approach to what we can wāhine Māori succeed as Māori, and gender is not a barrier to wellbeing”. achieve over the next four years. We take this responsibility very seriously. We are This vision reflects our stakeholders’ views that we need representing the views of over 2.3 million women to do more for our wāhine Māori. We started that this year and girls. We know that the range of views and what by leading work on the Government’s wāhine Māori claim, is needed to improve outcomes will be considerably working with Te Puni Kokiri¯ on a joint action plan to change different between ages, cultures, and the different the nature of work for Māori wāhine, publishing case levels of resources a woman has. We want to be known studies of wāhine going into trades training, and extending as the Ministry for all women, not just some women. our Suffrage 125 narrative to acknowledge the significant To achieve this, we need to broaden the outcomes we input of wāhine Māori. The vision also reflects that social are seeking. We need to broaden our evidence base, and cultural wellbeing are just as important to women our impact, and our leadership. We need to engage as economic security, and we could do better at making consistently and strategically with key stakeholders the unpaid and community work women do more visible. so that our work is informed by the lives and experiences We want to continue what our predecessors started. of diverse women and girls in Aotearoa. The Ministry for Women was formed 30 years ago For a small organisation, this is a big ask. It won’t be and the work that has been done over time has formed fast and we will need to work smart and innovatively our foundation. to achieve what we want to achieve. We need to lean The framework set out in this document is built on our partners to ensure we have those diverse views on our desire to better serve the women of this and work alongside and together on work that will make country and to continuously improve what we do a visible difference to women. We have had success and how we do it. We look forward to meeting at influencing our stakeholders to do better for women. this challenge and seeing improved outcomes But this takes time, is not guaranteed, and gender for all New Zealand women and girls. is often considered too late in the development of policy. It is now time that we take the lead and drive the work that is needed for change because that is what The Ministry for Women staff is expected of us. Ministry for Women Statement of Intent 2018 – 2022 5 Statement of responsibility Responsible Minister’s statement I am satisfied that the information in this Statement of Intent prepared by the Ministry for Women is consistent with the policies and performance expectations of the Government. Hon Eugenie Sage Acting Minister for Women 8 October 2018 6 Part 1 Overview Our role, purpose, and vision We are the Government’s principal advisor on improving of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee. the lives of New Zealand women and girls. We are able to do this because of the significant traction we gained on issues such as closing the gender pay gap Our vision is that Aotearoa New Zealand is a great place in the public service and enhanced targets for women to be a woman or girl, wāhine Māori succeed as Māori, on boards. The implementation of these significant Strategic outcomes and gender is not a barrier to wellbeing. programmes enables us to refocus our activities. All women All women and girls To achieve our vision we will focus on achieving We have identified three strategies that will drive The and girls are three strategic outcomes: our approach over the next four years. We will: contribution are financially free from • the contribution of all women and girls is valued and can all forms of • lead work that improves outcomes for all women of all women and girls is secure fully participate • all women and girls are financially secure and can fully and girls valued. violence and and . participate and thrive thrive • increase our leadership and impact (in both government harassment. • all women and girls are free from all forms of violence and wider society) and harassment. • deliver excellence and grow our reputation. These outcomes are broader than our current focus which The first two strategies determine what we work on is on economic independence, leadership, and safety. and how we do it. The third strategy is about building our While we will continue to work on these focus areas, capability for advice and enhancing the service we provide. Strategies the broader framework enables us to identify Underpinning these strategies are our organisational opportunities to serve a wider range of women behaviours and key principles. Our internal behaviours and a wider range of issues than we are currently able and principles complement our public service values set to do. Importantly, they align with recommendations out in the State Services Act 1962. We will lead work We will increase We will made by the United Nations Convention of the Elimination that improves our leadership deliver excellence outcomes for all and impact. and grow our women and girls. reputation. Our approach Key organisational behaviours The Ministry’s overall approach sets out our three Our strategies will enable us to grow our impact. Customer outcomes, the strategies to achieve these outcomes, Within each of these strategies we will develop Planners Agile Collective Innovative Fast Intelligent and the behaviours and principles that underpin how a work programme for the areas of work where focused we work. We will use internal and external measures we can make the greatest difference for women. to measure our progress towards these outcomes. ese are underpinned by key principles People at Sound Integrity Excellence Courage the centre judgement Strategic Framework Aotearoa New Zealand is a great place to be a woman or girl, wāhine Māori succeed as Māori, and gender is not a barrier to wellbeing. Strategic outcomes All women The All women and g irls and girls are contribution are financially free from of all women and girls is secure and can all forms of fully participate valued. violence and and thrive. harassment. Strategies We will lead work We will increase We will that improves our leadership deliver excellence outcomes for all and impact. and grow our women and girls. reputation. Key organisational behaviours Customer Planners Agile Collective Innovative Fast Intelligent focused ese are underpinned by key principles People at Sound Integrity Excellence Courage the centre judgement 2 Social media and media today are important Operating vehicles for debate. It enables a wide range of views to be considered and information context and evidence to be disseminated. People today are more informed and aware about issues and inequalities facing women and girls, both here in New Zealand and also internationally. Background The Ministry for Women is one of 31 government Our suffragists campaigned for the right to vote 125 years agencies and, while we are the principal advisor ago. This set New Zealand internationally as a leader on on achieving outcomes for women and girls, women’s right and equalities. Yet inequalities still exist it is other government agencies that are responsible for women and the Ministry exists to address those for legislation, funding, and implementing initiatives inequalities. Just like our suffragists, organised women that benefit New Zealand women and girls and their and girls, like Kristine Bartlett, continue to voice their whānau. For example, the Ministry of Education ensures concerns about issues affecting them. We need to support that our policies support education outcomes for women those voices because history has taught us that this leads and girls. The Ministry of Business, Innovation to change and change leads to better outcomes. and Employment ensures that our labour laws support improved employment outcomes for women. The United Nation’s CEDAW Committee recently reviewed The State Services Commission provides system-level New Zealand’s implementation of this Convention oversight of gender pay matters and state sector pay and made 78 recommendations for change, including equity claims. The Ministry of Social Development ensures combatting violence against women and a national action the financial support for low-income families, many plan. This shows that we still have a long way to go to of whom are headed by women.