Law, justice and rightsParty position
Protecting single-sex spaces
Protect women-only toilets, changing rooms, refuges, hospital wards, sports and other single-sex services.
No seats in Parliament2026 policies still being released
Women's Rights Party
Women's Rights Party
A feminist party with a gender-critical position, focused on rights based on biological sex, single-sex services and legal definitions.
How the party describes its position
The party argues that law and public services should protect women on the basis of biological sex, and opposes some gender identity policies.
This section summarises the party's own positioning. It is not PartyMap's judgement of policy outcomes.
Published policy claims
Each item is labelled as a promise, proposal, position or record and linked to its supporting evidence.
Law, justice and rightsParty position
Defining women and men as biological categories
Argues for defining women and men in law as biological categories.
HealthParty position
Restricting gender transition treatment for minors
Opposes puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for people under 18, and seeks stricter age limits.
HealthElection promise
Women-only mental health services
Fund women-only mental health services, particularly for survivors of violence and sexual assault.
Family and social policyParty position
Income support for parenting and care work
Argues for income support for people raising children or caring for older people, and for higher minimum wages and benefits to improve women's incomes and retirement.
Verification note: The policy page does not give specific amounts, eligibility thresholds or a funding source.
EducationParty position
Relationships education based on biological sex and consent
Supports keeping age-appropriate, scientifically accurate education on sex, relationships and consent, but wants the curriculum based on biological sex and gender identity content removed.
Verification note: No curriculum text or implementation method has been published.
Verified key people
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Jill Ovens
Co-leader, National Secretary
Alliance Party, 2006, CC BY-SA 2.0What happened, in date order
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Party record
Continued to release 2026 campaign policy
The party released policy on single-sex services, legal definitions, health care and the safety of women.
PartyMap has not yet found an independent official assessment directly tied to this record.
Election
Contested the 2023 general election
The Women's Rights Party contested the 2023 general election but did not reach the threshold to enter Parliament.
Evidence cited on this page
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Tier 3, Party source
Women's Rights Party policy
Women's Rights Party
Retrieved: 9 August 2026
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Jill Ovens
Women's Rights Party
Retrieved: 9 August 2026
Open sourceOpens in a new tabTier 1, Election authority
2023 General Election official results
New Zealand Electoral Commission