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NZ's budget used a 'gender lens' for the first time – the result was a win for women

  • Written by: Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland
NZ's budget used a 'gender lens' for the first time – the result was a win for womenSenior cabinet minister Megan Woods, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson and Prime Minister Chris Hipkins prepare to deliver the May 18 budget.Getty Images

All the pre-budget talk of “bread and butter”, “no frills”, targeting and reprioritisation came with a sense of foreboding. History and research tell us that budgets in...

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