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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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Action Plan goals

The Action Plan for New Zealand Women is a whole-of-government plan to improve women’s lives in the home, workplace and community. It includes actions to improve outcomes for younger women.

  • Increase women’s participation in  modern apprenticeships (action 1.1.3). 
  • Reduce the impact of student loans and progressively implement student support initiatives to improve affordability of tertiary education for women (action 1.2.2). 
  • Reduce the incidence and impact of violence against young women (action 3.2.1).
  • Reduce the incidences of sexually transmitted infection and unwanted teenage pregnancy (action 3.3.1).
  • Develop and implement initiatives to reduce Mäori women’s smoking (action 3.3.2).