Gail Pacheco

Gail Pacheco is a New Zealand economics academic. She is currently a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology. In August 2024, Pachecho was appointed as the Human Rights Commission's equal employment opportunities commissioner.

Academic career

After a 2007 PhD at titled 'Minimum wage in New Zealand: an empirical enquiry' at the University of Auckland, she moved to the Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor.

Community work In August 2024, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith appointed Pacheco as the Human Rights Commission's equal employment opportunities commissioner. Dr Isabelle Sin, Dr Kabir Dasgupta and Professor Gail Pacheco "Parenthood and labour market outcomes" Ministry for Women (2018).