Tag: Gender representation
Vanuatu risks return to all-male parliament in snap election in spite...
By Leah Lowonbu in Port Vila
Vanuatu’s only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one woman candidate in...
Fiji quota proposal sparks debate on women’s representation in politics
COMMENTARY: By Monika Singh
The lack of women representation in parliaments across the world remains a vexed and contentious issue.
In Fiji, this problem has again...
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...
‘Face of democracy is going to change’ in NZ, say Māori...
By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter
A number of Māori wāhine have put their hat in the ring to become mayor at this year's Aotearoa...
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...