‘It’s actually not fair’ — Lisa Marriner on pay equity and care workers

February 24, 2026

‘Someone, somewhere, decided men should get paid more for similar work to women.’

Porirua care worker Lisa Marriner speaks about how it feels to hear women give voice to female-dominated sectors at the launch of a scathing report on the government’s gutting of pay equity.

The report by The People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity called for the repeal of the Government’s law passed under urgency last year, axing 12 live NZNO pay equity claims.