Health
Health was an important issue for many womens groups specifically abortions. Illegal abortions were common in the 70’s with 200 to 300 women hospitalized each year as a result. Each year a few of these women died from botched abortions. Woman’s liberation groups supported a ‘woman's right to choose’. Three groups campaigned for a change in abortion laws or supported women seeking abortions. Abortion was one of the main Issues multiple women's groups protested have legalized and easy access to. In response to the demands of these protesters in 1977 the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act was introduced which allowed legal Abortions in New Zealand. However, that act maitatained restrictive condition’s against abortions, from …show more content…
There were two main responses to the violence against women, was women's refuges, rape crisis centres. Before the 1970 there was little public discussion or knowledge about rape and domestic violence. Several Christchurch women groups set up women refuges in 1974, they had only intended to house homeless women but the number of women and children fleeing domestic partners and needed shelter was overwhelming. The first permanent rape crisis hotline was set up in 1978 in Auckland. Rape crisis work included counselling, gathering information on rape, which was really reported to the police during that time. They also educated the general public on this crime. All of these actions helped to raise awareness of rape and male violence towards women in New Zealand society, making the community more aware of the problem and was given strategies for dealing with it if you were a victim of such a crime. Groups also pushed for a change in the police and legal proceedings of rape cases. With the passing of the evidence Amendment act in 1977 a rape complainants past sexual history became inadmissible as …show more content…
In 1970 only 11 women had elected into parliament and issues concerning women were often marginalised. The women's Electoral party (WEL) was formed in 1975 to encourage women to participate and help elect people who would help work for women’s equality into office. WEL publicised issues through the media, lobbed politicians and made submissions to select committees. WEL rated candidates during elections on their attitudes towards women. Women and the labour party began to call for a policy and action on issues raised by the women's liberation movement, working within the party and through the party to help try and change the status of women issues including equal pay, the working women’s Charter, childcare and abortion. The 1974, labour party women protested at their own party conference demanding women’s issues be given greater priority.
The Art’s
In 1974 and 1975 women artists’ groups were formed and exhibitions were held in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton. A woman's art journal the spiral appeared in 1976, and a women's photography exhibition toured the country the same year. A woman's gallery opened in Wellington in 1979 and women’s art festivals were held in 1979 and 1980. The focus of the women’s art movement shifted from Christchurch to Wellington to Auckland over time.
Women's theatreThe Cure-All Ills All Star Travelling Women’s Medicine Show toured New Zealand
Health was an important issue for many womens groups specifically abortions. Illegal abortions were common in the 70’s with 200 to 300 women hospitalized each year as a result. Each year a few of these women died from botched abortions. Woman’s liberation groups supported a ‘woman's right to choose’. Three groups campaigned for a change in abortion laws or supported women seeking abortions. Abortion was one of the main Issues multiple women's groups protested have legalized and easy access to. In response to the demands of these protesters in 1977 the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act was introduced which allowed legal Abortions in New Zealand. However, that act maitatained restrictive condition’s against abortions, from …show more content…
There were two main responses to the violence against women, was women's refuges, rape crisis centres. Before the 1970 there was little public discussion or knowledge about rape and domestic violence. Several Christchurch women groups set up women refuges in 1974, they had only intended to house homeless women but the number of women and children fleeing domestic partners and needed shelter was overwhelming. The first permanent rape crisis hotline was set up in 1978 in Auckland. Rape crisis work included counselling, gathering information on rape, which was really reported to the police during that time. They also educated the general public on this crime. All of these actions helped to raise awareness of rape and male violence towards women in New Zealand society, making the community more aware of the problem and was given strategies for dealing with it if you were a victim of such a crime. Groups also pushed for a change in the police and legal proceedings of rape cases. With the passing of the evidence Amendment act in 1977 a rape complainants past sexual history became inadmissible as …show more content…
In 1970 only 11 women had elected into parliament and issues concerning women were often marginalised. The women's Electoral party (WEL) was formed in 1975 to encourage women to participate and help elect people who would help work for women’s equality into office. WEL publicised issues through the media, lobbed politicians and made submissions to select committees. WEL rated candidates during elections on their attitudes towards women. Women and the labour party began to call for a policy and action on issues raised by the women's liberation movement, working within the party and through the party to help try and change the status of women issues including equal pay, the working women’s Charter, childcare and abortion. The 1974, labour party women protested at their own party conference demanding women’s issues be given greater priority.
The Art’s
In 1974 and 1975 women artists’ groups were formed and exhibitions were held in Christchurch, Wellington and Hamilton. A woman's art journal the spiral appeared in 1976, and a women's photography exhibition toured the country the same year. A woman's gallery opened in Wellington in 1979 and women’s art festivals were held in 1979 and 1980. The focus of the women’s art movement shifted from Christchurch to Wellington to Auckland over time.
Women's theatreThe Cure-All Ills All Star Travelling Women’s Medicine Show toured New Zealand