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129 datasets found for "vocab_regions:"Melanesia""

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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 Women’s Leadership Scoping Study

Pacific Women Lead Publications

Outside of national politics, Pacific women are often visible as leaders. The study found that Pacific women from places as far afield as Bougainville and Samoa are leaders in diverse...
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A Deeper Silence: The Unheard Experiences of Women with Disabilities – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Violence against Women in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tonga

United Nations Population Fund Publications

Similarities across the situation analyses in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tonga include: Women with disabilities make significant contributions to their communities. However, while they...
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Swimming Against the Tide: Lessons Learned from Field Research on Violence Against Women in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati

United Nations Population Fund Publications

Lessons from the UNFPA’s process of conducting researching violence against women in Kiribati and Solomon Islands included: There is overwhelming evidence that the studies in the Solomon...
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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...
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UN Multi Country Study on Men and Violence

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This report provides findings from a study conducted with men in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea on their use of violence against women. The study...
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Reaching into the Bilum Motherhood as a Source of Women’s Power in Papua New Guinea

Pacific Women Lead Publications

In Papua New Guinea, it is primarily through being ‘good’ wives, mothers and household managers that women become valued. This situation can leave young women and those who do not become...
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Sorcery and Witchcraft in Papua New Guinea: Problems in Definition

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This short paper looks at how the terms ‘sorcery’ and ‘witchcraft’ are frequently fused or used interchangeably, and are rarely conceptually distinguished. This blurring of the two occurs...
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Witchcraft and Sorcery Related Killings in Melanesia: The Legal Issues

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This short paper identifies four central insights from a legal positive perspective into killings related to sorcery and witchcraft accusations: The belief in sorcery and witchcraft is a...
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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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Helpdesk Research Report: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This review looks at major trends in spending (comparing women and men), the chief barriers to women having more income and control of their finances, and the key opportunities for...
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Due Diligence and State Responsibility to End Violence Against Women: Standards, Indicators and Good Practices

Pacific Women Lead Publications

The project aims to add content to the international legal principle of due diligence in the context of state responsibility to end violence against women. It seeks to create compliance...
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Violence Against Women in PNG: How Men Are Getting Away With Murder

Pacific Women Lead Publications

The women of Papua New Guinea endure some of the most extreme levels of violence in the world. They continue to be attacked with impunity despite their government’s promises of justice....
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Hem No Leit Tumas: Evidence for Improved Outcomes in Solomon Islands – Summary Report

Pacific Women Lead Publications

The study unearthed a large amount of information about the delivery of adult literacy programs in rural communities, as well as finding some significant gaps in available information....
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‘A Woman Should Be Beaten If She Deserves Punishment’: Conversations with Men and Women in Fiji and PNG

Pacific Women Lead Publications

Among the consequences of conflict over gender roles or norms, the most disempowering one is violence against women. As part of the World Bank’s qualitative study informing the World...
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Women’s Representation and the Use of Reserved Seats in Bougainville

Pacific Women Lead Publications

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville introduced the Pacific’s first parliamentary reserved seats for women system in 2004. While the system guarantees a minimum level of representation...
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Gendered Priorities to Move out of Poverty Findings from Fiji: Part 2

Pacific Women Lead Publications

Poverty profiles presented in Fiji emphasise income, consumption and expenditure characteristics that are often associated with poverty measurement at a household level. Measurement...
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‘What Is Mine Is Yours’: Women’s Asset Control and Decision-Making in Fiji and PNG

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This short paper draws on narratives from communities who participated in research in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The findings suggest that strong gender norms may constrain women’s agency...
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Preventing Violence at Home, Allowing Violence in the Workplace: A Case Study of Security Guards in PNG

Pacific Women Lead Publications

This short paper draws on the views shared by security guards who participated in discussion groups as part of a larger research project that explores how men interpret and respond to...