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Young Women Pursuing Their Leadership Goals
Pacific Women Lead Publications
After finishing Year 8, Jessica Philimon, 16, was forced to drop out of school when hard times fell on her family. Even so, she continued to look for opportunities to grow. With the...
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Making Informed Decisions as a Voter
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Women’s leadership and decision making was promoted through the 20-month Voter Education Project in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Voters were provided with information and skills...
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Women are Key to an Effective Covid-19 Pacific Response
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The impacts of COVID-19 are not gender-neutral. Women and girls face even higher rates of violence and sexual abuse, undertake more unpaid domestic work, access fewer essential health...
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Born Leaders: Supporting Women Matai in Samoa
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In Samoa, each family has its own matai title holders, which are leadership or chiefly titles. This provides a unique opportunity for women’s empowerment and leadership initiatives in...
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This Is The Same Thing My Pacific Sisters Are Going Through
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Ms Harris was one of 34 selected Australia Awards scholars from 10 Pacific Island countries participating in the 2019 round of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), supported by...
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Community Overcomes Birthing Taboos In Remote District
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Strict taboos were once forcing women in the remote Lufa District of Papua New Guinea to give birth in their outdoor gardens rather than the nearby health facility. This has changed, with...
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Small Grants Can Lead to Big Opportunities
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Since 2017, the Fiji Women’s Fund has been rolling out a new model of granting and capacity support for women’s organisations, groups and networks in Fiji.
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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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Getting a Better Balance and Acceptance for Both Women and Men as Great Leaders
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Supportive community attitudes are essential in improving’s women’s involvement in leadership and decision making. Initiated through Pacific Women, the Balance of Power is a dedicated...
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Women Market Vendors Making Executive Decisions
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Across the Pacific, women comprise 75–90 per cent of market vendors. Yet decisions about markets have historically been made by market management and municipal councils dominated by men....
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Pacific Women Women in Leadership Synthesis Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This report on women in leadership aims to: guide future investments; prioritise approaches and activities; and provide a transparent and strategic framework for Pacific Women funding...
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Pacific Women Leadership & Decision Making General Information
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Supporting women’s leadership in the Pacific is key to reducing poverty, promoting economic growth and democracy and increasing the wellbeing of women, girls and their families. Enhanced...
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Dataset
Pacific Women Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Indicators
Pacific Women Lead Dataset
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacts beyond people’s health that affect different aspects of day-to-day life. All people will be impacted in some way and must adapt to the pandemic, however...
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Pacific Women Highlights 2012-2021
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Women Highlights booklet provides a snapshot view of key achievements of Pacific women and men across the 14 countries supported by Pacific Women. Pacific Women has reached an...
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Pacific Women Final Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Women final report features stories highlighting the voices and key achievements of Pacific women and men across the 14 countries supported by Pacific Women Shaping Pacific...
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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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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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Pacific Practice Note: Small Grants, Big Results
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Small Grants, Big Results – highlighting the catalytic role of community-based and women’s organisations to women’s empowerment and social change, this Practice Note provides an evidence-...
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Women MPs in Samoa and Kiribati
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This short paper looks at the example of women parliamentarians in Kiribati and Samoa to identify common characteristics of women who have been successful at being elected: Coming from a...
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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...