Why we're doing this

The Gender Equal programme of NCWNZ was designed to drive system change towards a more gender equal Aotearoa. As a starting point, NCWNZ collaborated with Rangahau Aotearoa Research New Zealand to measure progress. Every two years since 2017 we have been checking in with New Zealanders to get a feel for their attitudes towards gender norms, stereotypes and myths. These longitudinal data are being used by policy makers, researchers and university lecturers to inform and educate.

What we're finding

The Survey series

Each survey involves asking 1,250 people about their attitudes to gender norms via a standardised online questionnaire. The people are a representative sample of New Zealanders in terms of gender, age, ethnicity and geographical location. The full methodology, along with the complete data set from 2017-2025, is available through the e-reporting tool hosted on the Rangahau Aotearoa Research NZ website.

E-reporting tool

 

The original award-winning survey was in 2017, followed by surveys in 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025. Reports, insights and resources are available through these links.

2025 Results

We need allies

NCWNZ is advocating for a Gender Equal Aotearoa because we recognise that all genders will be better off. We measure gender attitudes because attitudes drive behaviours. But we also recognise that behaviours are shaped by social systems, despite our best intentions to do what we believe is right. That is why NCWNZ focuses on systems change, creating the legislative, policy and regulatory environment for gender equality to be a reality. Systems change needs many allies – from throughout Aotearoa. 

Check out the reasons why we need Good Guys as allies in this short film.

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Notes:

  1. 79% of respondents across all years agreed that gender equality is a fundamental right (range 79-81%).
  2. 16% of respondents across all years were neutral or disagreed that gender equality is a fundamental right (range 14-17%).
  3. Those who agreed that healthy relationships, including consent, should be introduced into schools at ages 13-15 years varied over time: 2017 29%, 2019 29%, 2023 41%, 2025 28%.
  4. Agreement with the statement ‘Gender equality has been achieved for the most part’ across all years was 47% of male respondents, 36% of female respondents.
  5. 79-84% of respondents across all years were comfortable with lesbian, gay and bisexual people in a range of different situations. 73-76% of respondents were comfortable with non-binary gender people. 60-73% of respondents were comfortable with transgender people.