-
Publications
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number of...
-
Publications
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific Literature Review
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number of...
-
Publications
FAQs - Design of a New Regional Gender Equality Program for the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In 2021, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has initiated the co-design of a new regional gender equality program, building on Pacific Women with an emphasis on...
-
Publications
Case Study: Freeing Women from Violence in PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In collaboration with local partner organisations, the Australian Government, through Pacific Women, is supporting the PNG Highlands Women’s Human Rights Defenders’ Network (HRDN) to...
-
Publications
Women in Power: Beyond Access to Influence in a Post-2015 World
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The global process under way to develop a new international development framework after the Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015 provides an opportunity to address the lack of...
-
Publications
Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands Province: A Fieldwork Report
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The issue of sorcery and witchcraft-related accusations and violence in Papua New Guinea is receiving increasing attention domestically and internationally. A growing body of literature...
-
Publications
Engagement of women in fisheries in Pakistan: Two case studies
SPC Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division (FAME) Publications
Moazzam M. 2023. Engagement of women in fisheries in Pakistan: Two case studies. SPC Women in Fisheries Information Bulletin #38. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 20–22.
-
Publications
Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in Fiji: Findings from a Study Using the Individual Deprivation Measure
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Poverty data in Fiji is derived from household income and expenditure data, collected via periodic Household Income and Expenditure Surveys. Given gender inequality within households can...
-
Publications
Chuuk Women's Council's TICC supports ending violence training for FSM health workers
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Twenty Federated States of Micronesia health workers and assistants completed training by Chuuk Women's Council's Tongen Inepwineu Counseling Center for 'Gender, Violence Against Women,...
-
Publications
The Global Fund for Women Impact Report: Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The top findings of the evaluation of the Breakthrough Project are: 1. Global Fund grantmaking contributed to impact at three levels: on the individual lives of over half a million women...
-
Publications
Recommendations and outcomes of the 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women
SPC Human Rights and Social Development Division (HRSD) Publications
Anon. 2019. Recommendations and outcomes of the 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women (Noumea, New Caledonia, 16-20 August 2010). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific...
-
Publications
Une réalité à multiples facettes : réflexions sur la division du travail aux Tonga
SPC Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division (FAME) Publications
Malm T. 2007. Une réalité à multiples facettes : réflexions sur la division du travail aux Tonga. HINA, les femmes et la pêche, Bulletin d'information de la CPS 16:3-9.
-
Publications
Decisions of the 3rd Pacific ministers meeting on women's issues (Noumea, New Caledonia, 1 June 2007) and recommendations of the 10th triennial conference of Pacific women (Noumea, New Caledonia, 27-31 May 2007)
SPC Human Rights and Social Development Division (HRSD) Publications
Pacific Community. [2010]. Decisions of the 3rd Pacific ministers meeting on women's issues (Noumea, New Caledonia, 1 June 2007) and recommendations of the 10th triennial conference of...
-
Publications
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...
-
Publications
Developing Good Practice in Workplace Responses to Family and Sexual Violence in PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Findings from participatory action research undertaken with family and sexual violence service providers, advocates, businesses, and their employees in Papua New Guinea strongly indicate...
-
Publications
Shining a light on Fijian women fishers’ role in providing food and income for their households
SPC Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems division (FAME) Publications
S. Thomas A., Mangubhai S., Fox M., Meo S., Katy Miller K., Naisilisili W., Veitayaki J. and Waqairatu S. 2021. Shining a light on Fijian women fishers’ role in providing food and income...
-
Publications
Developing Insecurity: Sorcery, Witchcraft and Melanesian Economic Development
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This paper draws explicit links between witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs in Melanesia, and poor development outcomes. It notes four distinct categories of impact: The...
-
Publications
12th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women
Pacific Women Lead Publications
With the theme of ‘Celebrating our Progress, Shaping our World’, the Conference highlighted the progress made so far towards gender equality while recognising that the Pacific Islands...
-
Publications
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...
-
Video
Pacific Girl and COVID-19
Pacific Women Lead Video
This video features girls from Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu highlighting the issues experienced by girls before and after the...