Patsy Reddy – The Spinoff

Even the governor general is sick of workplace sexism

19 September 2018 by Patsy Reddy

The NZ governor general, lawyer Dame Patsy Reddy, called out the “egregious” behaviour her generation endured from male colleagues in a powerful speech at the Women of Influence awards last night. Disruption, she said, is the only way to effect change The 125th anniversary of suffrage in New Zealand is the ideal time to come … Read more

The spirit of Kate Sheppard demands we raise our voices in 2018

8 March 2018 by Patsy Reddy

As New Zealand prepares to mark 125 years of women’s suffrage there is plenty to celebrate – but as the #metoo movement shows, there is still much to be done, says Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy On the 19th of September, 1893, my predecessor Lord Glasgow, officially signed the bill giving women the right to … Read more