Ka mua, ka muri
Walking backwards into the future
Kia ora koutou,
Welcome to The Papatūānuku Paradigm Learning Hub.
The Papatūānuku Paradigm is a gender analysis tool from a Te Ao Māori lens. It was developed by Dr Kathie Irwin and commissioned by the Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness to address the issue of women’s homelessness in Aotearoa, and to contribute to ending it.
The Learning Hub is the home of the Papatūānuku Paradigm’s learning resources. You can explore them at your own pace, as a journey on your own or alongside colleagues and whānau.
The Learning Hub brings together a series of resources: research, webinars, downloadable resources, the Papatūānuku Paradigm toolkit, training videos and a training manual which is coming out soon.
Throughout your learning journey, you’ll be asked to think about how you can be part of the solution to ending women’s homelessness. You’ll be encouraged to question and influence the systems around us, while walking alongside communities, whānau, hapū and iwi to create change.
The Papatūānuku Paradigm can be applied across all the systems that shape women’s lives, because women's homelessness cannot be separated from their economic lives - pay equity, housing, employment, violence, health, caring responsibilities and retirement income are interconnected systems.
We invite you to consider how The Papatūānuku Paradigm might inform your own mahi and contribute to the collective work of ending women’s homelessness in Aotearoa.
Ngā mihi nui for your interest, your support and your willingness to learn, reflect and take action.
Online learning programme
1 - The whakapapa of The Papatūānuku Paradigm and CEWH
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2 - The tool: The Papatūānuku Paradigm
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3 - Watch the introductory webinar
Watch/ listen time: 60 minutes
Read time: 1 minute
4 - Research Symposium Paper - The Impact of Severe Housing Deprivation on Women
Read time: 45 minutes
5 - The Papatūānuku Paradigm training videos with Dr Kathie Irwin
Video watch time: 32 minutes
Introduction read time: 3 minutes
Transcripts read time: 20 minutes
6 - Wānanga and Communities of Practice - putting The Papatūānuku Paradigm into practice
Read time:7 minutes
Video watch time: 3 minutes
7 - Training manual - coming soon
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8 - The Papatūānuku Paradigm beyond women’s homelessness
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9. Charlotte Gibson - A story 100 Years in the making
Read time: 8 minutes
10 - Q&A, community and contact
Read time: Take some time to explore, meet the people involved and discover the mahi happening across our community. Stay as long as you like.
Approaching the kaupapa
Some of the content in The Papatūānuku Paradigm Learning Hub, and the reflections and kōrero it invites, may bring up feelings, emotions or memories connected to your own experiences, or those of people close to you. Take care of yourself and your learning tīma - stepping away from the material when needed and returning when you feel ready.
When reflecting or having kōrero with others, practise respectful and safe engagement. You may wish to consider these guidelines, or develop your own with your team. Choose what resonates with you and supports your learning together.
Honour the history of those who are mana whenua of the land you are on and those who have been disposed of their whenua.
Respect: hold space for different experiences, perspectives and ways of knowing.
Non-judgement: listen with curiosity and openness. There may be different ways of understanding and seeing an issue.
Time and space: take the time you need to reflect, pause or step away. You don’t have to have all the answers.
We are here to walk this path with you. If you have questions or need support, please get in touch with the Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness at Admin@CEWH.org.
Acknowledgements
The Papatūānuku Paradigm has been shaped by the knowledge, generosity and commitment of many people and organisations. We warmly acknowledge all those who have contributed to its development, testing, filming, funding and ongoing engagement.
Dr Kathie Irwin and her whānau
Kathie Irwin and Associates
CEWH Te Tira Whakahaere: Caroline Herewini (Ngāti Kahungunu/ Ngāi Tūhoe), Jill Hawkey, Helen Robinson, Dr Jo Cribb
The CEWH team Vic Crockford, Amanda Kelly and Ellie Campbell
Clare Foundation, The Selwyn Foundation, MAS (Medical Assurance Society) Foundation, and previous funders, JR McKenzie Trust
Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge, Auckland City Mission Te Tāpui Atawhai and Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga.
Talented artists Hohepa Thompson and Isaac Te Reina who filmed and edited the training videos.
All those who have engaged with and supported The Papatūānuku Paradigm and are working to end women’s homelessness in Aotearoa.
