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Reaching into the Bilum Motherhood as a Source of Women’s Power in Papua New Guinea
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... -
Helpdesk Research Report: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
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... -
‘What Is Mine Is Yours’: Women’s Asset Control and Decision-Making in Fiji and PNG
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... -
Transforming Workplace Norms in PNG: The Role of the Business Coalition for Women
The link between women’s economic empowerment and the elimination of violence is pertinent in Papua New Guinea. Significant and persistent gender disparities limit the capacity... -
Big Men Drink Beer; Drunk Big Men Do Not Hit Women
Numerous studies show obvious links between alcohol abuse and violence in Melanesia. In Papua New Guinea, alcohol is incorporated into sociality involving gift exchange and... -
Building gender equity through a Family Teams approach
This monograph describes an approach to farmer learning and agricultural extension known as the ‘Family Teams’ approach used in a project to improve the uptake and impact of... -
The Relationship between VAW and WEE in Bougainville
The Bougainville Do No Harm research confirms that women do not always gain greater empowerment when they bring money into the household because their access to economic... -
Alcohol, Gender and Violence in Bougainville
This short paper draws on research undertaken in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2015. It specifically explored the relationship between women’s economic empowerment... -
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... -
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Escaping Violent Relationships
This paper reports on research that found that increasing women’s savings or income does not necessarily lead to greater bargaining power within the household in Papua New... -
Gender Challenges to Financial Inclusion in Papua New Guinea
This paper draws on research undertaken in 2015 among coffee smallholders in Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, focusing specifically on some of the challenges... -
Eves-Do-No-Harm-Report-PNG-2018
This research, exploring connections between women’s economic empowerment initiatives and increased violence against women in two provinces of Papua New Guinea and the... -
Do No Harm Research Report: Papua New Guinea and Bougainville
This research, exploring connections between women’s economic empowerment initiatives and increased violence against women in two provinces of Papua New Guinea and the... -
Do No Harm Research Project Report: Women in Formal Employment Survey
The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia program at the Australian National University and the International Women’s Development Agency undertook the Do No Harm research... -
Household Allocation And Efficiency Of Time In Papua New Guinea
This report looks at how gender-differentiated domestic work burdens impact the ability of women to allocate their labour to the cultivation, harvesting and processing of coffee... -
Pacific Women Thematic Brief: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent...
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...