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Women’s Day of Action 20 September 2025

132 years after women secured the right to vote in Aotearoa, we'll be gathering again in strength and solidarity. On Saturday 20th September, there'll be a range of actions across the country.
19 Sep­tem­ber 2025 marks 132 years since Aotearoa became the first coun­try in the world to secure women the right to vote – a proud mile­stone in our his­to­ry. The suf­frage move­ment also fought for equal pay and fair treat­ment in the work­place – strug­gles that con­tin­ue today.
We hon­our trail­blaz­ers like Kate Shep­pard, Meri Te Tai Mangak?hia, Georgina Bey­er, and many more, whose courage helped make Aotearoa a leader in social change and equal­i­ty for women.
Tomor­row, at the Women’s Day of Action on 20 Sep­tem­ber, across Aotearoa we con­tin­ue their fight. To show this gov­ern­ment that Aotearoa will not stand for their attack on women and work­ing peo­ple. At NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi, we stand unit­ed with work­ing w?hine across Aotearoa.
We also cel­e­brate this year’s Kate Shep­pard Memo­r­i­al Award recip­i­ent, an incred­i­ble PhD stu­dent Kather­ine Ellis, whose work inspires us all.
132 years on, the fight for gen­der and work­place equal­i­ty con­tin­ues. Togeth­er, we keep push­ing for a fair­er, more inclu­sive Aotearoa.
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