Collapse of negotiations with care workers shows little has changed in how the government views the work of women
- Written by Katherine Ravenswood, Associate Professor in Employment Relations, Auckland University of Technology
Getty ImagesAhead of the 2022 budget, apprenticeships have been given a $230 million funding boost while negotiations between care workers and the government have fallen apart.
It’s hard not to see this as a gender equity issue.
Apprenticeships, and the industries they benefit, are held almost exclusively by men, while New Zealand’s...
