Women’s Day New Zealand
Women’s Right to Vote in New Zealand
September 19, (1893)
Number of female heads of state to date: 3
Women and the vote
On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
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Helen Clark and Jacinda Ardern in Conversation about Gender Equality
Dec 21, 2020 – A conversation between Jacinda Ardern and Helen Clark about gender equality, recorded by UN Women National Committee Aotearoa New Zealand.