New Zealand introduces toolkit to combat the gender pay gap

15 January 2025 1 min read

By Julia MacGibbon

At a glance

  • New Zealand launched a toolkit in November 2024 to address the 8.2% gender pay gap, including a Gender Pay Gap Calculator on the Ministry of Women website.
  • The toolkit provides a downloadable action plan and guidance materials for organisations to address and reduce pay gaps.

Pay equity is a global issue, as more jurisdictions introduce laws and regulations to review pay gaps. In New Zealand, the government launched a new toolkit in November 2024 to combat the gender pay gap, which currently sits at 8.2%.

The Gender Pay Gap Calculator is part of that toolkit and is available on the Ministry of Women website.

The toolkit also includes a downloadable action plan for organisations to address any gap, and guidance material to support them throughout the process.