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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...
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Vanuatu National Survey on Women’s Lives and Family Relationships
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Vanuatu study shows that violence against women is prevalent: Among women who have ever had an intimate sexual relationship with a partner, 60% experienced physical and/or sexual...
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Political Representation and Women’s Empowerment in Samoa
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Samoan women have achieved approximate equality to men in most modern spheres of government and the economy, but have never succeeded in winning more than five seats in the 49-seat...
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State of the World’s Population Report 2013: Motherhood in Childhood
United Nations Population Fund Publications
Every day, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth in developing countries. Births to girls also occur in developed countries but on a much smaller scale. Most of the world’s births to...
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Gender-Based Violence Prevention: Lessons from World Bank Impact Evaluations
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Emerging policy lessons from World Bank evaluations of programs to prevent violence against women include: Programs to increase women’s economic empowerment may reduce GBV by increasing...
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Fiji Women’s Fund Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Toolkit
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This toolkit provides sequential activities to support organisations to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women are integrated into their programming. The activities are:...
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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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UN Trust Fund Annual Report 2015
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This is a global annual report for the UN Trust Fund to End Violence againts Women. Global statistics include: 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual...
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Video
Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development Close Out Celebration
Pacific Women Lead Video
The Pacific Women Support Unit welcomed partners, supporters and friends to its Pacific Women Close Out event. The event served as a celebration of nearly 10 years of partnership through...
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CARE’s Community Workshop Series: End of Project review of the Highlands Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health Project, Papua New Guinea
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This internal end of project review evaluates the effectiveness of the Community Workshop Series and found evidence of contributing to positive changes in community and individual gender...
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Traditional Leaders Forum of Tuvalu
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Historically, Tuvalu has been a country where talking openly about domestic and family violence was taboo but national leaders have started speaking out against this crime. For the first...
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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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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...
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Video
Pamela (Equal Playing Field, PNG) - UN Committee on the Rights of the Child message
Pacific Women Lead Video
Pamela, 13, is a dynamic adolescent, head girl and an active participant in one of Equal Playing Field school action groups in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital. She was in Fiji;...
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Model Farming Family: Philip and Oroshuma
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Philip and Oroshuma are a couple in Fumito village in the Unggai Bena District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. In this video, they reflect on how their lives have changed...
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Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Alliance: Summary of Online Dialogues
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Young Women’s Leadership Alliance is a network of regional, international, and locally based organisations working with and for young women leaders across the Pacific region....
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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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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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Pacific Girl & International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2020): Clera Tegu, Solomon Islands
Pacific Women Lead Video
‘Attending trainings, I know that my actions speak louder. I am standing here as a deaf person to show you that having many skills has changed my life and I can contribute to my family’s...