Tag: Gender leadership
‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment...
By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager
Delegates at a Pacific media conference in Fiji two weeks ago heard harrowing stories of female reporters facing threats...
Fiji Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya calls for stronger online bullying laws
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ journalist
Fiji's Women and Children's Minister Lynda Tabuya says Pacific island countries need to "strengthen our laws" on online harassment.
Tabuya spoke...
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ANALYSIS: By Ayesha Scott, Auckland University of Technology; Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology, and Candice Harris, Auckland University of Technology
Gender equity continues to...
International Women’s Day – ‘Pink Shoes into the Vatican’ campaign
Asia Pacific Report
A group of "pink shoes" women in Aotearoa New Zealand campaigning for gender equality in the Catholic Church took their message with...
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...
New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the...
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter
The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for...
Women – just two – back in PNG’s Parliament but more...
ANALYSIS: By Orovu Sepoe, Lesley Clark and Teddy Winn
The results of the 2022...
Election of women to PNG Parliament crucial for future, says economist
RNZ Pacific
A Papua New Guinean economist says the election of women in Parliament will be crucial to advancing gender equality in the country.
Papua New...
PNG elections: Female candidates try to prove parliament isn’t just for...
RNZ Pacific
The 142 women running in the Papua New Guinea election are hoping to prove that the PNG Parliament is no longer a male-dominated...
Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference...
ANALYSIS: By Louise Chappell, UNSW Sydney and Claire Annesley, UNSW Sydney
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first cabinet is Australia’s most diverse ever. Not only do...
Women MPs vital for PNG’s future, says campaigning Somare-Brash
RNZ Pacific
A female candidate in the Papua New Guinea elections believes it is more important than ever that the country has women MPs in...
From ‘pretty communist’ to ‘Jabcinda’ – what’s behind the vitriol directed...
ANALYSIS: By Suze Wilson, Massey University
With recent polling showing National edging ahead of Labour for the first time in two years, Jacinda Ardern’s previously...
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...
Gavoka slams Fiji’s ‘shameless’ inaction over women’s rights
By Talebula Kate in Suva
Women’s participation in decision-making is fundamental to improving gender equality but despite making up half of Fiji's population, representation at...
People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby
The People’s Party has made an unprecedented announcement to endorse four women candidates for all four National Capital District...
PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president
By Jeffrey Enapa in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s ruling Pangu Pati is entangled in another internal dispute just six months before the issue of...
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...
Nine Australians fighting for gender equality and making a difference
ANALYSIS: By Blair Williams, Australian National University
It feels like every day brings more harrowing claims of harassment, bullying and abuse of women in Australia's...
Hard to speak up at first as the only woman, but...
Catherine Mori is the oldest female employee in the Customs and Tax Administration in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). And she may well...
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...
Timor-Leste: Political leadership, patriarchal relationships, and the paedophile ex-priest
ANALYSIS: By Sara Niner
Xanana Gusmao’s recent contrived jovial participation in the birthday celebrations of "self-professed" paedophile and defrocked foreign priest Richard Daschbach has shocked many...
‘Common goal – oust government’, says NZ’s new National leader Collins
By RNZ News
New Zealand's National Party has elected Judith Collins as its new leader to replace Todd Muller, with Gerry Brownlee as her deputy...