Political Stuff August 2002 Labour Force Survey June 2002 But notice the Household Labour Force Survey Definitions. Under these definitions you are counted as "employed" if you work more than 1 hour per week. Also, if you are unpaid in your work you can still count as "employed" if working for a relative's business.

MALE WAGE RATES

Date	Wages/Salaries	Self-employed
June 2001	383	141

FEMALE WAGE RATES

Date	Wages/Salaries	Self-employed
June 2001	231	42

MALE WAGE RATES

Date	Wages/Salaries	Self-employed
June 1999	345	144
June 1998	342	131
June 1997	339	121

FEMALE WAGE RATES

Date	Wages/Salaries	Self-employed
June 1999	204	38
June 1998	193	29
June 1997	187	33

This table information is from the NZ Govt Statistics website:
"The Time Series Of Average Weekly Income For All People aged 15 years and over by sex."
Trends show that women still remain well behind men in their average weekly wage. This information does not, of course, take into account women who work part-time out of choice. However, it still shows a massive lagging behind when it comes to women's earning power. We may have more women in positions of leadership, but has it made it better for women on the whole? What about the women who work as cleaners, in factories, hotels, nurses etc., what are their work conditions like? How safe are their workplaces?

The Council of Trade Unions is now campaigning for Fairness at Work. With the introduction of the new ERA, it is hoped that conditions for women (and men of course, too) will vastly improve.

•NZ Ministry of Women's Affairs