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This page collects stories on developments throughout the Pacific in promoting women in politics. Because many news sites in the Pacific archive their stories after a period of time, we have replicated the stories in full on this page, to keep an archive on efforts and article in the region. We thank all Pacific news colleagues for their contributions in sharing stories on women in politics. If you have a story we have missed, please send it to the PacWIP team on pacwip@gmail.com.
Ward elections in Port Moresby, PNG to have women representatives
15th July, 2014
More women running in their Local Government elections in PNG. A starting ground for them to then move on to national government elections. The National Capital District Council of women is way ahead of other provinces in conducting its Ward Elections. This is according to NCD Council of Women president, Maria Andrew. She made these and other comments,...
Cook Islands Elections: Preliminary results
11th July, 2014
Preliminary results have now been publicised, and according to Cook Island News, atleast three of the 7 women that stood for elections have been successful. One of the candidates, Ms. Tetangi Matapo, received equal number of votes with Mr. Tokorua Pareina for the Tamarua Constituency. They three women who look likely to have won their seats are: 1. Ms. Ngamau Munokoa; 2. Ms. Selina Napa; 3. Ms. Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown. According to the...
UNDP launches the Gender Equality in Public Administration (GEPA) Report
11th July, 2014
In New York on 19 June, the UNDP had a live streamed launch of its new report, Gender Equality in Public Administration (GEPA), aimed at addressing head on the issue of gender equality in the public workplace. The GEPA report is part of the first phase of what will be a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary project. UNDP drew together available data and knowledge and also...
Fiji’s PDP announces four female candidates to run in the upcoming elections
10th July, 2014
The People’s Democratic Party has put forward 13 provisional candidates for the September general election. Making the announcement in Lautoka yesterday, leader Felix Anthony said the party would reveal more provisional candidates in the coming weeks. Successful nominees include PDP president Lynda Tabuya, former politician Vijay Singh, youth and human rights advocate Jone Baravilala Rasi, PDP vice-president Sat Narayan, former civil servant Peni Turaga, former member of parliament...
Cook Islands Speaker wants Pacific Parliaments to address gender issues
07th July, 2014
Pacific Parliaments should address gender issues and should take the lead in not only encouraging women to become parliamentarians but to integrate local culture into their parliamentary systems. This was a view of Cook Island’s Parliamentary Speaker, Honorable Nikki Rattle when she addressed the delegations of the 45th Presiding Officers & Clerk Conference (POCC) members in Samoa’s...
Pacific parliamentary leaders divided over reserved seats for women
04th July, 2014
Pacific parliamentary leaders currently meeting in Apia are split over the idea of retaining reserved parliamentary seats for women. Several Pacific Islands have embraced the idea and are hoping to execute it when its election time as Samoa executes theirs in the early 2016 election. Tonga and the Cook Islands have adopted the idea while...
Nagusuca wants women’s issues to be priority
04th July, 2014
The SODELPA’s provisional candidate Nanise Nagusuca thought twice about joining politics back in 2004 when she was suddenly urged by her friends and relatives to take the seat of one of the parliament members that had passed away. She never thought to join politics as she feared for her children’s education that were in tertiary institutes and thought that she...
Unite, but never compromise principles, women told
03rd July, 2014
It is important for women to stand together (in parliament), but one thing you should never compromise are your basic principles, former Papua New Guinea MP, Dame Carol Kidu, told participants on day two of the Fiji Women’s Forum Candidate Capacity Strengthening Workshop in Suva today. She told participants there was a need to draw out the implementation...
Fiji Womens Forum: Pacific lags behind on womens participation in Parliament
03rd July, 2014
THE Pacific region needs to catch up in terms of placing more women in Parliament. This was one of the many sentiments relayed to The Fiji Times yesterday by renowned former Papua New Guinea politician Dame Carol Kidu, who was a speaker at a pre-election women’s workshop in Suva. “It’s really important to get women into...
Fiji Women’s Forum gets underway in Suva
01st July, 2014
The Fiji Women’s Forum Candidate Capacity Strengthening Workshop got underway at the Holiday Inn in Suva today with 21 representatives of political parties and civil society. “We are also happy to be able to host this consultation at a time that is so important for this nation. At a time when everybody is preparing for...
Fiji Womens Forum: Women’s issues in politics
01st July, 2014
FEMALE representatives from most political parties took part in an informative pre-election workshop yesterday dealing with the importance of women’s political participation. Hosted by the Fiji Women’s Forum, the workshop discussed women’s issues in politics with 21 political party and civil society organisation representatives at the Holiday Inn in Suva. “The participants are women who are aspiring...
Fiji Women’s Forum: Candidate Capacity Strengthening Workshop gets underway in Suva
01st July, 2014
The Fiji Women’s Forum Candidate Capacity Strengthening Workshop got underway at the Holiday Inn in Suva today with 21 representatives of political parties and civil society. “We are also happy to be able to host this consultation at a time that is so important for this nation. At a time when everybody is preparing for...