Tag: Gender empowerment

Women have been facing health and security issues since last month’s disaster, reports Ami Dhabuwala of Asia-Pacific Journalism. While the world was busy celebrating Women’s...

By Susan Epskamp ​The Veiqia Project Exhibition is now open at Auckland University of Technology’s St Paul St Gallery Three as a result of the...

Workers in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) protested at the city hall this week...

An International Women's Day message by Holly Miller. I’m writing this from Fiji, where a 30-day State of Emergency continues following Tropical Cyclone Winston, which...

By Diedre Fanene in Apia Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tuuau is a proud Samoan woman. She is the only new female representative in Samoa's Parliament, having secured...

“Respect”, as Father Walter Lini famously said, “is honourable”. But despite the enormous social, economic and cultural contributions they make every day, Vanuatu’s women are rarely given the respect they deserve;...

In a report to be released today on International Women’s Day, the Gender Council of the International Federation of Journalists highlights high levels of...

By Eva Cox There was a 1970s badge that declared: Women who want equality with men lack ambition. This statement neatly sums up the broad intentions of...

For the first time in five years, WWW4Peace (Women Walk and Work for Peace), has extended the Peace Walk and celebration of International Women's...

By Rita Narayan Vanuatu's record on women's rights will be scrutinised by a United Nations committee in Geneva from tomorrow. The committee will review the country's...

This video interview with Bunny McDiarmid was by the Pacific Media Centre's Alistar Kata to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the...