Metiria Turei( Promoting Women's Participation to increase the Presence and Visibility of Women)

Topic:  Promoting Women's Participation or Ways to increase the Presence andVisibility of Women in Green Party

 Date:  20 June, 2018

Metiria Turei was a member of parliament for the Green Party Aotearoa New Zealand from 2002 to 2017 and its co-leader from 2009.  She has recently retired from politics and is now studying at the Dunedin School of Art. She has a law degree from Auckland Univeristy and spent many years as a poverty activist, fighting for the rghts of families to a decent income and quality housing. She has grown children and now lives in Dunedin, with her husband.