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Thematic Brief: Inclusion of Pacific women with disabilities
This Thematic Brief provides a broad summary of information and analysis about Pacific women with disabilities. The summary includes references to associated research and... -
Thematic Brief: Myths about gender equality in the Pacific
This Thematic Brief provides a broad summary of information and analysis about common gender equality myths in the Pacific and their underlying issues. The summary includes... -
Thematic Brief: Ending Violence against Women in the Pacific
This Thematic Brief provides a broad summary of information and analysis about violence against women and girls in the Pacific Islands region. The summary includes references to... -
Thematic Brief: Women's Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
This Thematic Brief provides a broad summary of information and analysis about women’s economic empowerment in the Pacific Islands region. The summary includes references to... -
Nauru Takes Stock of its Gender Mainstreaming Capacity
The PGEP program is supported by Pacific Women to help national governments and civil society to develop specific strategies for increasing capacity to mainstream gender. In... -
Extending the Reach of Family Welfare Services
Walking uphill to the hospital in the tropical heat whilst heavily pregnant to access the ultrasound at the main hospital was not something that Cook Islander women looked... -
Learning Exchanges and Preparatory Electoral Contestant Workshops for Women Leaders
The implementation of TSM legislation for women to be elected into councils at municipal level in Vanuatu ensures a minimum 30 percent representation of women. Activities... -
Progressing Gender Equality in Tuvalu
Pacific Women is investing $1.8 million over three years to implement the Tuvalu Country Plan. Great steps were made in 2016 towards empowering women in the outer islands and... -
Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnerships Lead to a Action on Diabetes Epidemic
The Hon Dr Puakena Boreham, Tuvalu’s only woman MP and the Hon Judi Moylan, a former member of the Australian House of Representatives, have formed a partnership that is... -
Thinking and Working Politically Following a Set Back
The year 2015 was an extraordinary year for gender equality in Tongan politics. In February, the Government announced at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women... -
Investing in Women is Smart Business
With support from Pacific Women, SIWIBA has established a Business Development Centre, where women can access training, learning materials and resources. Training is offered in... -
Ensuring that Survivors’ Stories are Documented Sensitively
Vois Blong Mere Solomon (VBMS), meaning Voice of Women, is a non-government organisation in Solomon Islands that engages with the media to improve gender-sensitive reporting.... -
Samoan Women Shaping Development
The Pacific Women-funded Samoan Women Shaping Development program is implemented by the Samoan Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development with civil society, government... -
Expanding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services
The Samoa Family Health Association (SFHA) is Samoa’s leading provider of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. With support from IPPF, SFHA provided... -
MPs in RMI Take Action to End Violence Against Women
Members of the Nitijela (Parliament) of RMI put strong recommendations to the President on ending violence against women following the 2016 Human Rights Dialogue facilitated by... -
Consultations to Meet the Needs of Women in RMI
Pacific Women supported WUTMI to conduct far reaching consultations to ensure that the first support service for women and girls experiencing violence in the RMI will rightly... -
The Business Case for Addressing Family and Sexual Violence
The Business Coalition for Women (BCFW) is a group of companies and corporate leaders who are helping the private sector in PNG to recruit, retrain and promote women as... -
Participatory Action Research: Strengthening Project Implementation
Educators, defenders, advocates and activists these are all roles that women human rights defenders (WHRDs) play in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. In the project From... -
Senator Sandra Pierantozzi, A Trailblazer for Palauan Women in Politics
The Hon Senator Sandra Pierantozzi was Palau’s first woman Senator and first woman Vice President. Now she’s running for President in the country’s November 2016 elections. -
Palauan Men Rethink Feminism
In June 2016, Pacific Women supported two participants from Palau to attend the month long Regional Training Programme run by FWCC. After attending the training, the two...
