Protecting the sex-based rights of women and girls.
The Women’s Rights Party is a registered New Zealand party formed in 2023 to advocate for the sex-based rights of women and girls. It describes itself as women and men who believe in “democracy, equality and biological reality”, and campaigns on single-sex spaces and services, defining “woman” and “man” in law by biological sex, and the welfare of children. It holds no seats in the current Parliament.
The party was founded in April 2023 by Jill Ovens and around 20 other women, and registered with the Electoral Commission the same year. It contested the 2023 Port Waikato by-election and the 2023 general election, and is standing across the country in 2026. It is co-led by Jill Ovens (also its national secretary) and Chimène de la Varis.
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This party wants women to be paid fairly compared to men, in both government and private jobs. They want employers to publish pay data by sex and ethnicity. They support income support for mothers and carers, saying that caring work contributes to society. They also want minimum wages and benefits raised so all people, especially women, have enough money to live on as they age.
“We advocate for effective policies to deliver pay equity in private sector as well as public sector jobs, including a strong onus on employers, publication of average hourly pay statistics by occupation, sex and ethnicities, and reinstatement of legislative support for Fair Pay Agreements.”
“Minimum wages and benefits need to be increased so that all people have living incomes.”
“The Women's Rights Party advocates for income support while raising our children or caring for our elders, recognising that mothering and caring is work and contributes to society.”
Summarised neutrally from The New Zealand Women’s Rights Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-07-16) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Economy →
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