2–8 March | Nationwide
In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Working Women’s Week is a nationwide week of action for Pay Equity.
Pay equity is a cost-of-living issue. Women’s work keeps Aotearoa running - in our workplaces, homes, and communities. From care and education to health and care and support roles, women’s work must be respected, valued, and paid fairly.
Across the country, people are coming together to talk about women’s work, highlight inequities, and get enrolled to vote!
Each action shares one simple, collective call to action: Enrol to vote for Pay Equity.
Click here to check your enrollment details
Get involved
We’re inviting anyone interested to run or support an action during Working Women’s Week - big or small.
That could be a:
- Morning tea or kōrero
- Community gathering
- Panel or seminar
- Wear-purple day
- Creative or visual action
- Sermon
- Voter enrolment activity
- …and more
Actions can take place at workplaces, schools, markets, churches, community spaces, gates, or online. Every action counts.
Running something? Supporting one?
Let us know what you’re planning so we can help promote it and include it in the list of events happening across the motu.
Email: [email protected]
Events
Explore actions happening during Working Women’s Week and find one near you. These will be updated when events roll in.
Working Women’s Week 2026 Launch - Wellington
Co-hosted by New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and VUWSA -Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association - Te Aka Tauira
When: Monday 2 March | 7:30–8:30am
Where: Rutherford house, Victoria University Pipitea campus
Join us in Wellington to kick off the week of action. We’ll be centring rangatahi and getting people enrolled to vote - especially first-time voters or anyone keen to learn more about pay equity and why it matters.
Breakfast provided - come along, bring a friend, and let’s get enrolled to vote for Pay Equity
NZNO members will be wearing purple for Pay Equity on Friday 6 March. Health care is the most female-dominated workforce in Aotearoa and Te Whatu Ora the largest employer of women workers. NZNO members across the health system will be standing up for basic rights and making Pay Equity politically unavoidable this election.
Auckland - Wāhine Collective: Power building table talk 'Women in solidarity'
Tuesday 3 March, 6pm - 7:30pm – St Columba Centre, 40 Vermont St, Ponsonby, Akl
An engaging and inclusive community event celebrating International Women's Day & Working Women's Week
Auckland - Massey High School PPTA Branch
Join teachers from Massey High School at their PPTA Picket for Pay Equity on Wednesday 4 March. Bring your signs, smiles, and plenty of energy for pay equity!
We will be on Don Buck Road outside the high school from 7.50-8.20am. Please note that there is no parking available, but the number 12 bus stops right outside the school.
Thames - International Women’s Day – Pay Equity Meeting
Sunday 8 March, 2–4pm – St James Hall, Thames
Learn about recent pay equity changes with guest speaker Hon. Steve Chadwick. Afternoon tea provided
Tauranga - Pay Equity information stall - on the corner of Grey and Spring Street
Thursday 5 March, 12pm - led by Unions Bay of Plenty
A lunchtime information stall highlighting the National led government’s pay equity cuts - no warning, no consultation, no evidence. We’ll be we'll be right by National MP -Sam Uffindell’s office. Sharing kōrero and handing out cupcakes with 20% cut out - because that’s what this government thinks women’s work is worth.
Wellington
Working Women's Week Rally! POSTPONED!
Wellington High School PPTA Branch
We will be on the corner of Taranaki Street and SH1 from 8.00-8.30am. Join teachers from Wellington High School at their PPTA Picket for Pay Equity on Wednesday 4 March.
Bring your signs, smiles, and plenty of energy for pay equity!
Newtown festival - Komiti Pasifika stall
Sunday 8 March - Join the NZCTU's Komiti Pasifika – to get enrolled to vote, talk about pay equity and learn about unions
Christchurch - Pay Equity Event – Saturday 7 March, 10am–12pm.
Join the PSA, NZNO, E tū, Workers First Union, and community groups at the Kate Sheppard Memorial for speakers, a short family friendly walk to Latimer Square, plus a BBQ, dances, face painting, community stalls, and enrol-to-vote support with E tū and Unions Canterbury.
Dunedin
Pay Equity Stall
Saturday 7 March, 9am-11am. Union/PSA stall outside the Dunedin Farmers Market. Learn more about Pay Equity and get enrolled to vote.
Waiputai - Community Kōrero for Working women's week
Sunday 8 March, 10:30 - 12pm. Come along and hear local women’s stories about their working lives and discuss pay equity. This will be a low-key get together to talk about the issues we face and share ideas about how to confront them collectively. There will also be an opportunity to check your voter enrollment status and help others do the same. Drinks and nibbles - ALL WELCOME.
Caversham Working Women's History Tour
Sunday 8 March - To celebrate International Working Women’s Day, join a 2.5km walking tour exploring the often-overlooked history of working women in one of Ōtepoti’s oldest industrial suburbs, beginning at the old Carisbrook Hotel (149 South Road) at 1pm and winding through Caversham to Bathgate Park, finishing around 3PM with an optional pub stop.
Merchandise
Show your support for Working Women’s Week and pay equity.
Browse and purchase Respect Us. Value Us. Pay Us. merchandise to use at your event or wear during the week.