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Pacific Practice Note: Opening Doors for Lasting Change – Gender Transformation in Practice
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Opening Doors for Lasting Change – Gender Transformation in Practice – sharing programming approaches that have led to gender transformative change in Papua New Guinea, to inform policy,...
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Campaigning as a Woman
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The 2015 Bougainville General Election was significant for women’s political participation in Bougainville. It was only the third election to be held in Bougainville, and represented the...
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Pacific Women Gender Transformative Change Brief in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This brief provides examples of gender transformative changes achieved by initiatives in Papua New Guinea. It describes practical, proven approaches for gender-transformative change and...
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Reaching into the Bilum Motherhood as a Source of Women’s Power in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In Papua New Guinea, it is primarily through being ‘good’ wives, mothers and household managers that women become valued. This situation can leave young women and those who do not become...
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What works for gender transformative approaches in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Positive gender transformative change is not only possible, it is happening in Papua New Guinea. This is detailed in the ‘What Works for Gender Transformative Approaches in Papua New...
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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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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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An Analysis of Judicial Sentencing Practices in SGBV Cases in PICs
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This study analysed a random selection of 908 cases from seven Pacific Island countries, including 111 domestic violence cases and 787 sexual assault cases. Each case is analysed to...
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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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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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Women’s Representation and the Use of Reserved Seats in Bougainville
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville introduced the Pacific’s first parliamentary reserved seats for women system in 2004. While the system guarantees a minimum level of representation...
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The Importance of Building Women’s Leadership at all Levels
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In the early years of Pacific Women’s programming, a high proportion of the projects to support women’s leadership and decision making were focused on women’s political leadership. These...
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Inclusive governance practice in CARE International’s Papua New Guinea programming
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This paper examines the experience and lessons of three projects implemented by CARE International in Papua New Guinea to inform best practice in inclusive governance programming in the...
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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...