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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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Pawa Blong Meri: Women Candidates in the 2015 Bougainville Election
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The 2015 Bougainville election saw a record number of women candidates, and a record number of women were elected. While one in three open constituencies had at least one woman candidate,...
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Women’s political and administrative leadership in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
There is growing evidence that at both national and sub-national level, the social capital of urban elites (male and female alike) does not translate into votes at the ballot box....
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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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Experiences of Female Candidates in the 2017 Papua New Guinea General Election
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Papua New Guinea went to the polls in June–July 2017 for its ninth general election since independence. Despite a record number of women standing – around five per cent of the total...
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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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Population and Development Profiles: Pacific Islands Countries
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This report contains population and demographic data and development profiles for 15 Pacific countries. Four of these countries (Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) are...
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Putting Gender Equality Centre Stage in the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and The Pacific (UNESCAP) Publications
This short policy brief states women’s empowerment is important because: Women’s empowerment contributes to economic growth. Marginalisation of women in Pacific island labour markets...
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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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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 Papua New Guinea Performance Report 2017-2018
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This report contains highlights for the Pacific Women in Papua New Guinea program, including the conclusion from the mid-term evaluation that the program is on track to achieve its...
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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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Voter Education Project Final Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Voter Education Project was targeted at the ‘lost generation’ of Bougainville (people aged 35 to 45 years). Over 20 months, the Bougainville Women’s Federation and International...
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Pacific Women and Fiji Women’s Fund Fiji Annual Reflection and Planning Workshop 2018 Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This report summarises the workshop approach, objectives, key learning outcomes and participant recommendations of the third Pacific Women and Fiji Women’s Fund Fiji Annual Reflection and...