Pasifika women helping drive gender, cultural diversity on boards honoured

Pasifika women in leadership across New Zealand were recognised at the recently held Women in Governance awards at Parliament, RNZ reports. The awards honour the achievements of women who are governance leaders and directors, all making a difference to achieving gender and cultural diversity on public and private sector organisational boards. “People underestimate your abilities, they talk over you, their subtle racism or misogyny or sexist attitudes,” said Mele Wendt has been in governance for 25 years across 20 different entities. “It’s often very subtle but even now, I encounter it occasionally.”