Re: A new trade deal in the making
Just like the UK NewZealand trade deal means much more? The UK teaching NZ to incorporate more women in business?
Liz Truss, the secretary of state for international trade, told*The Independent*that trade is a “powerful tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women”.
“As trade secretary, I want to strike deals that break down barriers and help level the playing field,” Ms Truss, who also serves as women and equalities minister, added.
The sheer arrogance!
New Zealand, one of the few nations to have had three female leaders, has a number of progressive policies on women’s rights and gender equality. In 2018, it became the first country in the world to pass legislation which gives domestic abuse victims 10 days of paid leave from work to flee their partner.
Last month, New Zealand became one of the first countries to give parents who suffer miscarriages or stillbirths paid leave from work, after parliament voted in favour of giving both mothers and their partners three days of bereavement leave.