The right to vote!

As part of our inquiry into our identity as New Zealanders we are looking at things that have shaped us. One significant event was NZ women being the first women in the world to vote. We explored the suffrage movement have looked at how and why NZ was the first country in the world to achieve this. We looked at the characteristics required to pursue something like this against all odds. We looked at the impact this has had on New Zealand and the world. Many countries were influenced by NZ's decision.

We had a fascinating discussion today around equality between the genders in New Zealand today. We explored how although the vote for women has brought more equality there are still places where more equality is needed. Some students brought up the gap in pay between men and women. Someone also brought up how the All Blacks get lots of promotion, attention, and money when the women's rugby team, which is also world class, doesn't get the same attention.