Women, Equality, Power: Selected Speeches from a Life of Leadership

by Helen Clark

Overview

Women, Equality, Power is a celebration of an outstanding leader who continues to strive and work for change, and it's a rallying call for other women leaders, whether they are in positions of political, economic or social power. Helen Clark has been a political leader for more than 40 years, since first running in local elections in the 1970s. She entered parliament as a 31-year-old in 1981, led the Labour Party to victory in 1999 and was Prime Minister of New Zealand for nine years. She then took on a critical international role as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in New York. One of her key focuses throughout this time has been the empowerment of women, and she has paved the way for other women to step up and lead. With a foreword by the Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, this is a timely and important book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781760637217
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
Publication date:	08/29/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Helen Clark was Prime Minister of New Zealand for three successive terms from 1999-2008. She was the first woman to lead a party to electoral victory in New Zealand. Throughout her tenure as Prime Minister, and as a Member of Parliament for more than 27 years, Helen engaged widely in policy development and advocacy across the international, economic, social, environmental and cultural spheres. She advocated strongly for New Zealand's comprehensive program on sustainability and for tackling the problems of climate change. She was an active leader of her country's foreign relations, involved in a broad range of international issues. In April 2009, Helen became Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She was the first woman to lead the organization and served two terms in the role. At the same time, she was Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of all UN funds, programs, agencies and departments working on development issues. As Administrator, she led UNDP to be ranked the most transparent global development organisation. She completed her tenure in 2017. Helen continues to be a strong voice for sustainable development, climate action, gender equality and women's leadership, peace and justice, and for action on non-communicable diseases and HIV.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand 11

Introduction Professor Jennifer Curtin, Director Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland 13

Maiden Speech to Parliament: 27 Apr 1982 21

Comments on Nuclear Testing in the South Pacific: 28 Apr 1983 30

Comments on Nuclear-armed Ships in New Zealand Waters: 12 Feb 1985 36

The Homosexual Law Reform Bill: 16 Oct 1985 40

The New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Bill: 12 Feb 1987 47

The Smoke-free Environments Bill: 17 May 1990 53

The Employment Equity Bill: 17 Jul 1990 58

Comments on the Waitangi Day 1995 Protests: 28 Feb 1995 62

Response to Ministerial Statement on French Nuclear Testing: 14 Jun 1995 68

Remembering Princess Diana: 2 Sep 1997 71

New Zealand in East Timor: 17 Sep 1999 74

Official New Year's Day Address: 1 Jan 2000 78

Waitangi Day Speech: 6 Feb 2000 83

Address to The New Zealand Federation of Country Women's Institutes: 24 Jul 2000 88

Address to the State of the World Forum: 5 Sep 2000 91

Achieving Equality in New Zealand: 3 Apr 2001 97

Seminar on Social Policy: 1 Jul 2001 105

Sir Arnold Nordmeyer Memorial Lecture: 7 Aug 2001 115

New Century, New Economy: Developing in the globalising world: 19 Oct 2001 125

Labour's Second Term: 28 Aug 2002 133

Opening Address to the Eighth ICFTU World Women's Conference: 18 Feb 2003 141

Statement to Parliament on Iraq: 19 Mar 2003 151

The Hikoi of Hope: Five years on: 4 Mar 2004 155

EEO Trust Work and Life Awards: Prime Minister's address: 2 Sep 2004 166

The New Zealand Labour Party Congress: Prime Minister's address: 2 Apr 2005 171

Labour's Third Term: 6 Nov 2005 180

Address at the Tangi of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: 18 Aug 2006 189

Prime Minister's Tribute to Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: 22 Aug 2006 192

Speech at Women's Organisations Function: 11 Sep 2006 195

Investing in Social Success: 3 Apr 2007 198

Campaign for Action on Family Violence Launch: 4 Sep 2007 205

Opening Address to the Maori Women's Welfare League Conference: 21 Sep 2007 210

Social Democracy Under the Southern Cross: New Zealand in the twenty-first century: 2 Oct 2007 216

Partnerships for Development: Prime Minister's address to Waitangi Day breakfast: 6 Feb 2008 227

Valedictory Speech to Parliament: 20 Apr 2009 231

Commemorating ANZAC Day: 25 Apr 2009 243

Women and Power: 11 Jun 2010 247

The UN and New Zealand: Peter Fraser's legacy: 12 Aug 2010 250

Inclusion and Equality: Why women's leadership matters: 11 Apr 2012 258

Our World in 2050: More equitable and sustainable-or less?: 7 Nov 2012 272

Yes She Can: Women and leadership: 3 Aug 2013 286

Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: What could the next global development agenda look like?: 19 Aug 2013 292

The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on Women: 15 Nov 2013 305

The Things That Make for Peace: 19 Sep 2014 316

2015: An Important Year for Gender and Development: 20 Jan 2015 321

Statement on International Women's Day 2015: 8 Mar 2015 329

Women and Social Inclusion: From Beijing to post-2015: 6 May 2015 332

Nurly Zhol: New opportunities: 21 May 2015 337

An Opportunity for Women's Equality: 5 Jul 2015 341

Gender Equality and Women's Leadership: 28 Aug 2015 344

Statement on International Women's Day 2016: 8 Mar 2016 348

Women: The key to a sustainable world: 8 Mar 2016 350

Power of Parity-Parity of Power: 14 Mar 2016 358

Women's Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Development in Rural Areas: 18 Mar 2016 361

Candidate for UN-Secretary General: 14 Apr 2016 367

The Role of Women in Transforming Societies: 16 Nov 2016 372

Speech at the Opening Session of the World Assembly for Women 2016: 14 Dec 2016 374

Statement on International Women's Day 2017: 8 Mar 2017 377

The Leadership We Need: Sustainable development challenges: 18 Jun 2017 379

Achieving Gender Balance in the Saudi Arabia Civil Service: 25 Sep 2017 390

The Importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 30 Sep 2017 396

Forced Displacement: Responding to a global crisis: 29 Oct 2017 400

Gender Equality for Inclusive Development: 6 Nov 2017 404

The Importance of Education in Achieving Sustainable Development: 20 Feb 2018 413

Breaking the Glass Ceilings: Reflections on the future of women's leadership: 16 Mar 2018 422

Editorial Reviews

"Helen Clark has reshaped our views on women and politics and the right of women to take up the mantle of political leadership." —Professor Jennifer Curtin, University of Auckland 


"Helen Clark often said, and continues to say, that having women in leadership positions not only sends a powerful message to other women but also changes societies' perceptions of gender roles and encourages girls to believe that no door is closed to them." —Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand


"If more issues of importance to women are to rise to the top of political, legislative and budget priorities, more women must sit at the top tables . . . Women must be drivers of development—not just passive beneficiaries of plans designed by others." —Helen Clark, ONZ

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