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The Panel with Julia Whaipooti and Ruth Money (Part 2)


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Harriet Morrison was a trade unionist and suffragist who formed the first union for women in the 1880's - it was the Tailoresses Union. Caitlin Lynch has made a documentary about her to mark International Women's Day. Caitlin talks about this remarkable woman. Which woman from history do you think deserves more recognition than she got? Only six countries in the world give women and men equal legal work rights. And according to the World Bank's "women, business and the law" 2019 report New Zealand isn't one of them. The World Bank has been looking at which countries have equality enshrined in law, so if women want to truly be on an equal footing with men in the workplace, best they move to Belgium, Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg or Sweden. Labour MPs have backtracked on barring China expert Anne-Marie Brady from speaking at a select committe on foreign interference. The justice select chair Raymond Huo has had a rethink overnight after pushback from National MPs. Ms Brady is an international authority on the issue, having written extensively on China's alleged influence, and interference in New Zealand politics. Political commentator Michael Reddell talks about the change of heart. A 34 year-old Texan has offered up some tips for a happy relationship on a blog he shares with his wife. His post went viral, being loved and ridiculed by all and sundry. It received 40,000 retweets. One of his tips was that no one should ever hear anything bad about your spouse from you. Is this unhealthy bottling up of frustration or being respectful to your partner? Ruth Money and Julia Whaipooti reflect on the #metoo movement on International Women's Day.
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