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How Do Perceptions of Relative Poverty Affect Women’s Empowerment?
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Employing an established survey treatment to subtly alter respondents’ perception of their relative economic wellbeing, it was noted that increased feelings of relative poverty make both...
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Pacific Women Thematic Brief: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent girls in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This Thematic Brief discusses five key messages about the emerging impacts of COVID-19 on adolescent girsl in the Pacific: Disrupted education: School closures have disrupted girl’s...
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Stocktake of Gender Mainstreaming in Papua New Guinea
The Pacific Community (SPC) Publications
The Pacific Community (SPC), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and UN Women conducts assessments of national governments’ capacity to conduct gender mainstreaming of...
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Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Evidence, Data and Knowledge in Pacific Island Countries
UN Women Publications
This literature review and annotated bibliography synthesises material on the social context in addressing violence against women. It covers the following themes: Challenges in Addressing...
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Pacific Feminists and Activists: Re-framing, Re-articulating and Re-energizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Pacific Women Lead Publications
In this statement, Pacific feminist, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights advocates call for: Papua New Guinea State to repeal the Sorcery Act and investigate and prosecute all...
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Responding to Violence Against Women in Melanesia and East Timor
Australian Government Publications
The report titled ‘Violence against Women in Melanesia and East Timor: Building on Global and Regional Promising Approaches’ by the Australian Government’s Office of Development...
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Pacific Markets and Market Vendors: Evidence, Data and Knowledge in Pacific Island Countries
UN Women Publications
This literature review and annotated bibliography regarding markets and market traders in the Pacific Island region has been grouped into the following topics: Nature and extent of market...
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Rural Pacific Island Women and Agriculture: Data, Evidence and Knowledge in Pacific Islands Countries
UN Women Publications
This literature review synthesises material from the books, academic articles, and reports listed in the attached annotated bibliography on Pacific Island women and agriculture....
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Review of Violence Against Women in Melanesia and Timor-Leste
Australian Government Publications
This report comprises a regional report and five country specific reports which contain more specific recommendations for each country. This regional report articulates a framework for...
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State of Media and Communications Report 2013
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) State of Media and Communication Study is designed to provide baseline measures on the key evaluation questions developed by PACMAS across...
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Women Political Empowerment National Consultation: Local Government
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Gender inequality in Papua New Guinea is widespread, and achievements to date have been poor. Papua New Guinea ranks 123 out of 156 countries on the Gender-related Development Index and...
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Equality Matters: Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment Strategy PNG program 2010–2015
Australian Government Publications
Equality Matters is a five‑year strategy developed to increase equality of development outcomes for women, men, girls and boys across the Australian‑funded aid program in Papua New...
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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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Actions and Impacts for a Peaceful Pacific: 2015 and Beyond
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This publication brings together the perspectives of women involved in the Leitana Nehan Women’s Development Agency of Bougainville, Vois Blong Mere Solomon of Solomon Islands and Ma’a...
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Outcome Statement: Pacific Parliamentarians Tackle Gender Equality
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The outcomes statement describes the sessions, discussions and panels held during the 2015 Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Forum. Paricipants identified the following priorities:...
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Campaigning as a Woman
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The 2015 Bougainville General Election was significant for women’s political participation in Bougainville. It was only the third election to be held in Bougainville, and represented the...
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Measuring the cost of gender-based violence in PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This toolkit presents an approach to assessing the cost impacts of gender-based violence on businesses in Papua New Guinea. The costing methodology and tools consist of four core steps: A...
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Evaluation of the RPNGC Family and Sexual Violence Units for PNG
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Key findings from the evaluation include: Family and Sexual Violence Units (FSVUs) are highly relevant for expanding services to survivors of family and sexual violence (FSV). The...
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Theology of Gender Equality
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This pamphlet identifies ten principles of gender equality theology, using biblical quotes to support each statement: Being human is a birth-right. Created in God’s image and likeness....
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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...