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Tongan Girls Speak: Women's Economic Empowerment
Pacific Women Lead Video
Anamalia Falemaka and Ursula Tai reflect on: what an empowered woman looks like; their role model for women’s empowerment; the barriers to empowerment they see; and their vision of...
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Publications
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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Publications
National Study on Domestic Violence on Women in Tonga
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Tongan study shows that violence against women is prevalent: 79% of Tongan women and girls have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. 68% of Tongan women and...
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Publications
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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Publications
An Analysis of Judicial Sentencing Practices in SGBV Cases in PICs
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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 analysed to...
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Publications
Power, Politics and Coalitions in the Pacific: Lessons from Collective Action on Gender and Power
Pacific Women Lead Publications
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: What...
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Publications
Review of Counselling Services in the Pacific
Pacific Women Lead Publications
To better understand the nature and availability of counselling services for gender-based violence, a survey involving a self-assessment questionnaire was conducted to map counselling...
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Publications
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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Publications
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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Publications
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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Publications
Population and Development Profiles: Pacific Islands Countries
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This report contains population and demographic data and development profiles for 15 Pacific countries. Four of these countries (Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) are...
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Publications
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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Publications
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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Publications
PHAMA Program Gender Analysis -Tonga
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Agriculture constitutes over 65% of the country’s TOP $26 million exports (approximately AU$16 million) and accounts for 14% of Tonga’s GDP. Two-thirds of Tonga’s households are involved...
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Publications
Pacific Women Regional Learning Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Women Regional Learning Forum on Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) aimed to: Contribute to and build Pacific understanding and knowledge of women’s economic empowerment and...
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Publications
Balance of Power brochure
Pacific Women Lead Publications
Balance of Power is an innovative approach to supporting Pacific Island countries achieve their objectives of inclusive and effective leadership in line with national policy frameworks....
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Publications
Pacific Girl Inception Workshop
Pacific Women Lead Publications
The Pacific Girl Inception Workshop was held from 21–25 October 2019 in Suva, Fiji. The week-long workshop comprised the following meetings: One-day Girls Pawa Toktok with adolescent...
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Publications
About Pacific Girl
Pacific Women Lead Publications
This document provides details about the Australian Government’s investment in supporting adolescent girls in the Pacific. It includes information about: The funded implementing partner’s...
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Video
Webinar: Pacific girls and COVID-19
Pacific Women Lead Video
Roselyn Sidal, Julie-Ann Guivarra and Jacqui Joseph in conversation with Tara Chetty about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent girls in the Pacific region. The webinar also...
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Video
Pacific Girl and COVID-19
Pacific Women Lead Video
This video features girls from Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu highlighting the issues experienced by girls before and after the...