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The Last Taboo: Menstrual Hygiene Challenges in the Pacific
Funded under the Australian aid program’s Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development initiative, the ‘The Last Taboo’ is the first multi-country study of menstrual hygiene in the... -
Pacific Girls Shaping Pacific Development
A new Pacific Women program focuses attention and resources on adolescents. Pacific Girl planning activities in 2017–2018 have ensured that girls and young women will shape the... -
Using Family Based Models to Enhance Women’s Agency
A number of projects funded by Pacific Women are using innovative, family-based approaches to help communities and families make decisions about issues such as family size,... -
A Pacific Girl Program by Pacific Girls
Pacific Girl is Pacific Women’s dedicated, multi-country program to support adolescent girls to reach their full potential. It addresses priority issues identified through... -
Girls are the Change Makers - Just Ask Them
When Samoa hosted the 84th Session of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in March 2020, it was the first time any United Nations treaty body held a regional session... -
Diverse Voices are Stronger Together
Coalitions are addressing social norms to create a more equal society for women and men, supported by Pacific Women. They are able to harness combined resources and networks to... -
Thinking Outside the Box
The Bel isi PNG initiative aims to inspire the private sector, in partnership with government and civil society. It offers employees case management and safe house services and... -
What works for gender transformative approaches in Papua New Guinea
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... -
Pacific Practice Note: Opening Doors for Lasting Change – Gender...
Opening Doors for Lasting Change – Gender Transformation in Practice – sharing programming approaches that have led to gender transformative change in Papua New Guinea, to... -
Developing Young Women’s Collective Action in Vanuatu
This short paper reflects on the experiences of 38 young, educated women in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It finds that: Young women in Melanesia are subject to... -
Papuan Perspectives on Family Planning, Fertility and Birth Control
Papuan perspectives on family planning have historically emphasised political concerns that reflect the tensions between the Indonesian state and indigenous rights – Papuans... -
The 2013 Survey on HIV in Tanah Papua: Gender, Ethnicity and ‘Casual Partners’
This paper reports that in Tanah Papua (the western half of the island of New Guinea, currently comprising the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua), there was an HIV... -
An Analysis of Judicial Sentencing Practices in SGBV Cases in PICs
This study analysed a random selection of 908 cases from seven Pacific Island countries, including 111 domestic violence cases and 787 sexual assault cases. Each case is... -
Power, Politics and Coalitions in the Pacific: Lessons from Collective...
The case studies of coalitions in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tonga highlight four influential factors in the formation and functioning of coalitions: Formative events:... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific
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... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific Fiji
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... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific - Solomon Island
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... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific PNG
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... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific Literature Review
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... -
Parenting for Child Development: Pilot Programme Evaluation Report
Violence against children and women is a problem in many parts of Papua New Guinea. Parenting programs have shown promise in preventing violence and neglect of children, as well...