Status of women in New Zealand : the combined third and fourth reports on New Zealand's progress on implementing the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Background: Population. Constitutional background. Electoral system. The Treaty of Waitangi and Maori issues. Economy. Implementation of Convention. Advancement of women -- Article 1. Definition of discrimination against women -- Article 2. Anti-discrimination measures -- Article 3. The development and advancement of women -- Article 4. Acceleration of equality between men and women -- Article 5. Sex roles and stereotyping -- Article 6. Suppression of the exploitation of women -- Article 7. Political and public life -- Article 8. International representation and participation -- Article 9. Nationality -- Article 10. Education -- Article 11. Employment -- Article 12. Health -- Article 13. Economic and social life -- Article 14. Rural women -- Article 15. Equality before the law and in civil matters -- Article 16. Marriage and family life -- Appendix 1: Supplementary material -- Appendix 2: Information and publicity -- Appendix 3. Consultations.

New Zealand ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women on 20 December 1984 ... This report focuses on developments between the consideration of its second report [1984] and February 1998, the date of the submission of the combined third and fourth reports. The statistical data on women in this report comes primarily from the 1996 census.

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