Tag: Gender education
Females do 73 percent of unpaid housework in Fiji, says new...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Females do 73 percent of the unpaid household work in Fiji, compared with 27 percent by males, says a new...
How the Taliban’s return has robbed Afghanistan’s women and girls of...
ANALYSIS: By Zakia Adeli, an East-West Center research fellow in Honolulu
Part 2 of a two-part series on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover....
Women’s empowerment ‘the key’ to building better Fiji, says PM
By Luke Nacei in Suva
It is the duty of men to uplift women and not undermine them or stand in their way, says Fiji...
Fiji men advocates commit to ‘honour’ their roles in society
By Rohit Deo in Lautoka, Fiji
Made up of present and retired police officers, former school teachers, village headmen, community leaders and representatives from the...
Australia commits $170m to boost Pacific gender equality efforts
By Josefa Babitu
The Australian government has announced an A$170 million (F$267 million) programme for the Pacific region to strengthen gender equality initiatives over the...
No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber...
ANALYSIS: By Marcia Devlin, Victoria University
Australian university leaders are nearly three times more likely to be a man than a woman.
Of 37 public university...
Fiji school workbook condemned for promoting ‘harmful’ gender roles
By Koro Vaka'uta of RNZ Pacific
A school workbook containing "harmful" messages is being circulated in Fiji's schools, says a local activist.
Roshika Deo said her...
Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting
By Pauline Mago-King
Seventeen women journalists from the Asia-Pacific region gathered in the Victorian capital of Melbourne this week to work on an empowerment strategy...
Why New Zealand was the first country where women won the...
ANALYSIS: By Professor Katie Pickles
125 years ago today Aotearoa New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant all women the right...
Gallery: Stimulating insights, vision for gender diversity summit
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is the new patron for the National Council of Women and she shared her...
Indonesia losing only female top justice amid gender rights worries
By Rieka Rahadiana and Yudith Ho in Jakarta
Indonesia is set to lose its first and only female constitutional justice, whose term is up...
Asia Pacific Report tribute to Teresia Teaiwa – thanks to Tagata...
Dr Teresia Teaiwa featured in a Tagata Pasifika video when winning the Manukau Institute of Technology Pacific Education Award prize at the SunPix Pacific...
PNG parents must ‘be serious’ on education for girls, says councillor
An EMTV report calling for a "breakthrough" in education for girls in Papua New Guinea.
Young Papua New Guinean women and girls must be encouraged...
Amnesty International criticises denial of NZ visa to Iran filmmaker
The Dokhtar Forooshi song Sonita - "Brides for Sale".
Stop press: A visa has been subsequently granted to the Iranian filmmker
Amnesty International has criticised the...
Imrana Jalal: Paradise lost – shocking report on Pacific violence against...
OPINION: By Imrana Jalal in Suva
The Pacific Islands conjure up images of paradise: white sand beaches, transparent sparkling aquamarine seas, and happy smiling islanders.
But...
