We’re replaying this episode because—yet again—it’s school holidays here in New Zealand and both myself and Caz are right in the thick of it.

This is a conversation that runs so much deeper than it appears on the surface. In this episode, I tackle the huge, hard topic of how our systems are failing mothers. Be warned—it’s confronting. I unpack the gender pay gap, occupational segregation, and the reasons women return to work, don’t return, or leave the workforce altogether. I explore the long-term impacts on our wellbeing and why all of this desperately needs to be challenged.

Important New Zealand Research Discussed:

• Noy, S & Sin, I (2021). The Drivers of Mothers’ Parental Leave Decisions: Evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand Longitudinal Survey.
• Sin, I., Dasgupta, K & Pacheco, G. (2018). Parenthood and Labour Outcomes. Ministry of Women.
• Statistics New Zealand (2015). Women at Work 1991–2013. Available from www.stats.govt.nz