In the year that New Zealand marks 120 years since women won the vote, the number of women vying for local body seats is stagnating.
Nationally, only 30 per cent of candidates are women, a number that has been the same since 2004 after dropping from a high of 32 per cent in 2001.
That was despite the number of women standing steadily increasing from 22 per cent in 1989, and just 3 per cent - and none elected - when records began in 1959.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 17 2013
In the year that New Zealand marks 120 years since women won the vote, the number of women vying for local body seats is stagnating.
Nationally, only 30 per cent of candidates are women, a number that has been the same since 2004 after dropping from a high of 32 per cent in 2001.
That was despite the number of women standing steadily increasing from 22 per cent in 1989, and just 3 per cent - and none elected - when records began in 1959.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 17 2013