Where are the women?

How much of the outcomes from Pacific women leaders' meetings were brought to the Forum Leaders table for discussion this

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Women driving change in Fiji’s construction industry

Women in Development and Trade Fiji’s initiatives are driving a significant shift in the traditionally male dominated Fijian construction

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Women flourish when they have networks of support: US Ambassador to Fiji

Women flourish when they have networks of support, says Marie C. Damour, the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. The U.S Embassy, along with its implementing partners, the Women

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Pacific Women Leaders call for action to end ‘epidemic’ of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and devastating crisis for women and girls in the region with Pacific women ministers urging governments and communities to urgently address the issue through prevention

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Pacific Women Leaders want action on nuclear legacy and Gender disparities

Almost eight decades after the last nuclear bomb detonated in the Marshall Islands, there is a call from the Pacific region for a concerted effort to study its impacts on women and girls. The Pacific solidarity call for

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Marshallese women call for nuclear justice

Women continue to fight for justice, 70 years after the first nuclear tests by the United States caused devastation on the people and environment of the Marshall Islands. And as Pacific women gathered on Majuro to

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Opinion: The fifth-child rule: Marshall Islands’ maternity leave policy affronts local customs and tradition

Now that we have the most women (four) in the history of the Marshall Islands in the Nitijela (parliament), including a woman president, Hilda C. Heine, I believe it is time to address and change the archaic Marshall

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All female Pacific crew set to sail Hinemoana II for research on whales

An all-female Pacific-crewed expedition is to set sail from New Zealand’s North Island for scientific research on whale populations.  The Hinemoana II is set to leave the Bay of Plenty in mid-July and arrive in

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Women make up just six percent of candidates for Solomon Islands election

The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission has revealed the number of women candidates running at the 2024 national election will be just six percent of the total number of candidates contesting, lower than the previous

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Penina Pasifika women’s rugby team arrives in Australia

The recently formed Penina Pasifika women’s rugby team has touched down in Australia and is gearing up for their inaugural match against the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby Women pre-season tournament. Local

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Pacific women and online abuse

Fijian women are bearing the brunt of online abuse, says the country’s Online Safety Commission (OSC). The OSC says 61.44% of Fijian women experience this form of violence while men account for 38.56%. Facebook

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Fijian feminists launch new booklet in a call to action against poverty

Many tears and heartfelt stories were shared in Suva this week at the launch of a new booklet that highlights the socio-economic challenges that Fijian women, girls, and gender-diverse people face on a daily basis.

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