New Zealand rates well in improving the status of women but more needs to be done in the areas of violence against women, and pay and employment equity, a new report says.

Ms Dalziel said the level of violence against women in New Zealand was “intolerable”.

Ms Dalziel said the Government was addressing these issues but in most cases attitudinal change was required “which the Government cannot legislate”.

I wonder if women actually get a say in their status, or are they just expected to comply with feminist expectations of how they should live their lives.