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Supporting Democracy: Women’s Political Leadership
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This literature review identifies assumptions underpinning key questions relating to the appropriateness of donor assistance to activities and programs designed to support democratic...
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Mapping of existing legislation, programs and other mechanisms to support Women’s Leadership in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This mapping paper examines the environment for women’s leadership in the Pacific. It looks at the key international and regional gender equality instruments, domestic laws, regulations...
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Women’s Leadership in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Within the spheres of politics, the bureaucracy, and civil society, this paper examines the literature in relation to: obstacles to women’s participation, success factors, outcomes, and...
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Bougainville Young Women’s Leadership Research
Pacific Women Lead Publications
For this research, 12 young Bougainvillean women were trained in research methods. Six teams of two women then undertook research in six districts, covering the three regions of...
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Gender Research in the Pacific 1994-2014: Beginnings
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This study deals with research on eight critical areas of concern covered in the Revised Pacific Platform for Action 2005-2015: education, health, climate change and environment, economic...
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Review of Gender and Infrastructure (2016)
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This review involved a desk review of policies and project documents and consultations with Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) agency representatives and staff from other...
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Power, Politics and Coalitions in the Pacific: Lessons from Collective Action on Gender and Power
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The case studies of coalitions in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tonga highlight four influential factors in the formation and functioning of coalitions: Formative events: What...
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Rise Up! Evaluation Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The evaluation of the Rise Up! program found: 93% of participants reported that they shared information on what they learnt through Rise Up! informally with their peers, family and other...
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Fiji Young Women’s Forum Outcomes Statement 2013
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Fiji Young Women’s’ Forum convened by Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DIVA), Emerging Leaders Forum Alumni, Young Women Producers and Broadcasters - FemLINKpacific and the...
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Women Political Empowerment National Consultation: Local Government
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Gender inequality in Papua New Guinea is widespread, and achievements to date have been poor. Papua New Guinea ranks 123 out of 156 countries on the Gender-related Development Index and...
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Women in Politics and Aid Effectiveness: An Aid to Evaluation of MDG3
Australian Government Publications
This paper discusses Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 to ‘Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women’. It examines the appropriateness of the sole indicator for political progress, the...
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Pacific Women’s support for gender equality in Vanuatu – Fact Sheet (English/Bislama)
Australian Government Publications
Since 2009, Australian funding has supported: 10 000 survivors of family violence to receive legal assistance and counselling services. 132 women from Vanuatu have benefited from the...
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Pacific Brief: Gender, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
UN Women Publications
Climate change is a real and growing threat to livelihoods, cultures, ecosystems and lives in the Pacific region. Gender and climate change are closely linked issues. Women, girls, boys,...
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Advancing Gender Justice in the Pacific
UN Women Publications
Over the last 30 years the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has evolved from being just an international standard, to being a standard...
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UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office’s Annual Report 2014
UN Women Publications
This annual report notes that the eyes of the world were focused on Samoa and the wider region for the Small Islands Developing States Conference and UN Women’s Executive Director,...
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Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Strategy
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Strategy was published in 2011 by the World YWCA with support from the Pacific Leadership Program. The strategy is presented under five themes: Safe....
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A Practical Guide to Measuring Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Impact Evaluations
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This research resource document provides guidance on how to best measure women’s and girls’ empowerment in impact evaluations, based on the experiences of J-PAL affiliated researchers...
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Pacific Women’s Fiji Country Reflection and Planning Workshop 2017
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The purpose of the workshop was to share findings from the review of the Pacific Women Fiji Country Plan and the Pacific Women Year Three Evaluation and consider the implications of...
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Pacific Women Bougainville Performance Report 2017-2018
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Pacific Women program activities support the Bougainville Gender Investment Plan, which prioritises the following objectives: Reducing family and sexual violence and assist survivors of...
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Inaugural Meeting of the Pacific Women Advisory Group on Research Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Women Advisory Group on Research is comprised of specialists in gender research expertise who have interest in the Pacific region including representatives of research...