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Life expectancy at birth for women is 81 years, compared with 76 years for men.
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Action Plan

The Action Plan for Women outlines the government's five year agenda to improve women's lives.

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Women in New Zealand

In this section you will find information about New Zealand women, including a time-line of major events and sections designed to tell you a little more about some of the significant demographic sub-groups.

For statistics and a broad overview of women in New Zealand see the publications in the Statistics section or go straight to Focusing on Women 2005.  Published by Statistics New Zealand, Focusing on Women looks at the demographic, social and economic characteristics of women in New Zealand and compares their present status with that of men, and with women in the past.