Sexist? Not us, say those living in rural New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/84331708/sexist-not-us-say-those-living-in-rural-new-zealand Taumarunui Women’s Refuge community advocate Julie Shaw said in her experience living in a rural location did not necessarily mean you would be subject to more sexism. She had encountered more sexism in cities, she said. “I think sexism isContinue Reading

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11710357 Isolation is the most significant issue in the lives of rural women, and traditional rural women’s groups are unable to fill that void. That was the finding of a student research project from the Lincoln University-run Kellogg’s Rural Leadership Programme by NZ Young Farmers communication manager Nadine Porter. Fifty-sevenContinue Reading