[2013] NZEmpC 157 Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd [pdf, 343 KB]
...low remuneration was “undoubtedly gendered.” That, the Report said, was because: 11 Care work is predominantly done by women, is seen as women’s work and has traditionally been unpaid work. [22] Des Gorman, Professor of Medicine at the University of Auckland and executive chair of the Health Workforce, is quoted as stating: 12 The pay parity issue is historical. It used to be that women would become nurses or teachers until they could find a good husband. Vocational h...