Tag: Women in Politics
Vanuatu may have first woman MP in decade, say poll reports
RNZ Pacific
A woman candidate appears to have won a seat for the first time in Vanuatu in more than a decade in unofficial results...
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...
PNG’s ruling Pangu Pati elects first woman as national president
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Former Papua New Guinea radio broadcaster and tourism personality Erigere Singin has been elected as the first woman national president of...
PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new...
By Barney Orere in Port Moresby
The five reserved seats for women being put forward by Papua New Guinea's special parliamentary committee on gender-based violence...
Thousands join women’s march in Jakarta for justice, gender equality
By Gemma Holliani Cahya in Jakarta
Thousands of Indonesians marched from Jl. Sudirman to the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on Saturday for the 2019...
Breaking the glass ceiling – two women top Vanuatu ministry
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade is proud to have two women appointed to the...
PNG’s Tekwie calls for stronger backing for women in Parliament
PNG Women in Politics founder Dorothy Tekwie pleads for change in this general election. Video: TVWan News
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Papua New Guinea's Greens...
