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Candidates Training: ‘Transformative Leadership and Campaign Training for potential women candidates’
UN Women Publications
The candidates’ training was held from 2-6 December 2013. Fifteen participants from 8 provinces in the Solomon Islands attended the training. This included twelve potential women...
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Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
UN Women Publications
Women’s economic empowerment is the ability of women to bring about positive changes in their lives and societies as a result of their participation in economic activities. Enhancing...
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Women in Local Government – Stories of Inspiration from Fiji
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The first woman to be elected to local government in Fiji was Mrs Maureen Wright in 1967 who then went on to become the Mayor of Lautoka City Council in 1970. Since then the progress of...
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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 Local Government – Stories of Inspiration from Bougainville
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Despite the existence of affirmative action measures at the sub-national level in almost all Pacific island countries (a little known fact), women’s political representation at this level...
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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 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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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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Evaluation of the Gender Equality and Political Governance Project (GEPG)
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The overall goal of the Gender Equality in Political Governance program was to advance gender equality in political governance in the Pacific and its objective was to increase political...
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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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Women in Local Government – Stories of Inspiration from Cook Islands
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In 2010, the Cook Islands National Council of Women in partnership with the Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific set down an ambitious program to begin to work with women entering...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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Public Perceptions of Women in Leadership – Research Project of the Fiji Women’s Forum
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The findings from this study about community views about women in politics and leadership more generally provide important information about current attitudes, how these vary across the...