Tag: Gender leadership

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ANALYSIS: By Orovu Sepoe, Lesley Clark and Teddy Winn The results of the 2022...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Catherine Mori is the oldest female employee in the Customs and Tax Administration in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). And she may well...

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...

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...

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...

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...