28 September 2023
Jonathon Stone
[FYI request #23851 email]
Tēnā koe Jonathon
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
I refer to your official information request to Hon Jan Tinetti on 15 August 2023, this request was
transferred to Stats NZ on 17 August 2023 and again transferred to Manatū Wāhine - Ministry for
Women on 31 August 2023. The request of:
In relation to your public statements on the gender pay gap reporting please provide:
1. A list of the genders between which pay gaps are being measured.
2. The definition used by your department for each of the genders identified in item 1 above.
The information you have requested is below:
Regarding gender pay gap reporting, Manatū Wāhine - Ministry for Women uses income data collected
by Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ’s Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) each June quarter. This
data currently provides breakdowns by sex, for men and women only. In the HLFS, sex is defined as
the distinction between males and females based on biological dif erences in sexual characteristics.
See t
he New Zealand Standard Classification for Sex, V1.0.0 for more information.
Stats NZ has an updated data standard relating to gender, sex, and variations of sex characteristics
here:
Data standard for gender, sex, and variations of sex characteristics | Stats NZ
Official Information Act responses
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If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
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Nāku noa, nā
Deborah Malcolm
Deputy Secretary (Policy)
MW-OIA 23-24 0006
