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Budget 2002 is a Labour/Alliance effort based on a Labour-determined spending limit.

Good morning, and welcome to the young women who are gathered here this morning to help us bring a day rich in historical significance into a modern context.

Good evening.

It's great to be here tonight to help celebrate the remarkable achievements of a group of women who have proven that gender is no barrier to succeeding in business.

I would like to begin by congratulating the UK government on your announced improvements in provisions for maternity and paternity leave.

Good morning, and happy International Women's Day to you all.

On this day in 1897 a group of women garment workers staged a protest against the inhumane working conditions and low wages they faced in the New York textile industry.

Good evening, and welcome to everyone who has gathered here tonight to launch New Zealand's inaugural Sexual Harassment Prevention Week.

Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation to take part in your annual conference.

Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation to take part in your annual conference.

Good morning.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome to New Zealand guests from the Commonwealth and South Pacific countries that are committed to improving the status of women.

Thank-your for inviting me here to speak to you today on one of my top priorities as Minister of Women's Affairs – the introduction of paid parental leave.

The Ministry of Women's Affairs will receive a $400,000 increase in operational funding in this year's budget, Women's Affairs Minister Laila Harré announced today.

Firstly I would like to congratulate all of you who have come this far. Succeeding in the business world at any time is difficult, but succeeding as a woman is even more of a challenge.