Knitpicking or not?

By A women who knits

After making over $70 million last year, the Warehouse claim that they are struggling. They will cut over 1000 jobs after taking the government’s wage subsidy of over $65 million.  The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern announced her disappointment and commented that she was “angry” (RNZ, 2020b). After this was reported, MP Paul Goldsmith argued that her comments were not needed and she should ‘stick to her knitting’ (RNZ, 2020a; Wade, 2020b).

It’s hard to harden Up : Suicide amongst Samoan men

By Belle Peterson

I have crossed paths with many Samoan adolescent women who have been open to discussing their experiences of suicide attempts and having ideas of taking their life, but when speaking to Samoan men they offered a different perspective that has made me come to the realization that while we are from the same culture, their personal experiences based off their gender is much more complex.

Suicide and framing of Pasifika youth: What is it?

By No name guy

**Warning sensitive matter

With the on-going suicide within the Pasifika community, I thought it is important that I openly talk about this subject as the statistics for Pasifika suicide continues to rise. it remains an extremely “tapu” (sensitive) topic for Pasifika people but we must continue to shine light on this on-going issue. Pasifika suicide prevention is an issue that is close to my heart. Many of my Pasifika brothers have taken their own lives.

What do we Value?

By Helen

I often think of other mothers at my children’s school who discuss all the work that they accomplish throughout the week. Negotiating drop-off times between kindy and school, being supportive and present parents, household demands, physical exercise (to stay well to care for everyone else) and for some, full or part-time work. Caring for children and household work is one type of essential work which is the glue within society. This unpaid work, which is discussed by Marilyn Waring here, is a traditional expectation of women. I do acknowledge that some men contribute to domestic work however, this is a gendered role. Women are expected to ensure that their children’s primary needs are met, educational needs, socialisation, community involvement and a have a clean and functioning house. That’s a lot of responsibility!