Ethel Rebecca Benjamin made a massive influence throughout NZ and the world. She opened up the oppourtunity for females all ages to encounter their abilities to be what ever they want and that no law can stop them not even males. She made this clear by winning the the Otago District Law Society Prize for general excellence throughout a law degree. She also won the Pegasus  Scholarship to the Inner Temple. She also was the 1st female to get a degree in law. She invested into the issues that NZ can be suffering from such as : “Investment treaties originated as instruments to protect investors However increasingly states are questioning whether the balance has moved too far in favour of investors.This issue is particularly relevant to New Zealand, as we have witnessed widespread public protests against entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a proposed investment treaty with 11 states, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore and the United States.” She noticed things that the normal male lawyers had never thought about. She had the ability to think way outside the box and thing more about the future rather what the past might have influenced on us. She questioned questions with a question which made her a relevant leader to NZ. She never gave up and she never was