From silence to strength: Transforming our Blue Pacific through legislation

Civil society’s important role in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women reporting process in Kiribati

Participants who took part in the CEDAW consultation in Kiribati. Credit: KWCSC

Global review throws light on gender-based violence in fisheries

Gender and Human Rights statistics essential for Gender Equality

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022, demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV.   Quality data and statistics for gender and human rights including registered births and…

Palau women cultivate success from the taro patch to the policy table

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022, demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV.   SPC’s POETCom has worked with the Palau Organic Growers Association, Pacific Guarantee…

Gender-based Violence research a lifeline for women

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022, demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV.   Research can prove the extent of the harmful impacts caused by gender-based violence in…

Kosrae Disability Act to improve and enable access for women and girls living with disabilities

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022,  demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV.    An advocacy campaign by the Kosrae Special Parent Network has directly contributed to…

Increasing Pacific women’s role in fisheries management

Series of SPC stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) 2022, demonstrating how science and technical support contributes to ending GBV. More women are being included alongside men community leaders, government officials and…

Professional development and training contributes to significant increase in Pacific women doctors  

Series of stories for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2022     In the Pacific, women represent 75 percent of the nursing workforce and 48 per cent of doctors – a significant increase of 18 per cent in female doctors in the past 10 years…

Nakalawaca Village’s solar-boat voyage to improve gender equality

A solar-powered boat project in Fiji’s Nakalawaca Village has improved the productivity of local fisherwomen while also changing villagers’ mindsets to realise many women are skilled boat operators.   “The women of Nakalawaca village in Fiji used to…
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