Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE): A Development Game Changer
“Women's economic empowerment is a development game changer. The more women participate in a formal or informal economy, the more prosperous families, communities, and countries become. This game changer has significant financial rewards…,” Dr Mareva…
Rakorako: Building flexible and resilient workplaces in Fiji
Twenty-five companies who were surveyed as part of the International Finance Corporations (IFC) webinar series found that employee childcare and workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence were two major issues affecting employees’ productivity…
Vanuatu market vendors keeping the economy going
Ever wondered how locally produced fruits and vegetables reach our community markets despite the heavy restrictions in place due to the current COVID-19 pandemic?
The COVID environment has created additional challenges for market vendors from across the…
14th Triennial Conference discusses home-grown initiatives to counter gender based violence
The plenary session for Day two of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women heard discussions focussing on interesting solution-based and home-grown initiatives to address gender-based violence (GBV).
According to one of the panellists at the GBV…
Gender diversity is essential for success in business and leadership
Despite some good progress in the region, women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in private sectors.
These were the sentiments shared by the Asian Development Bank's women Economic Empowerment Specialist, Sarah Boxall, while presenting the…
14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women opens with call for more inclusive development
The 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women opened yesterday (27 April) with the host government of French Polynesia calling for making the inclusion and empowerment of women a top priority for the region.
SPC launches Pacific Beijing+25 Progress Report at 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women
The Pacific Community (SPC) has launched the Pacific Beijing Platform for Action plus 25 report (BPA+25) at its 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women.
The BPA+25 report focuses on the progress in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action (BPA) in…
TOKSAVE- Pacific gender resource launched during the 14th Triennial side-event
TOKSAVE- Pacific Gender Resource, an online portal which aims to make quality Pacific Gender research and knowledge accessible and discoverable, was officially launched at the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women side- event on 23 April 2021.…
14th Triennial – An opportunity to build regional alliances to address social issues affecting women
Building alliances to address social issues affecting women and girls is the focus of ministries and organizations attending the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women scheduled to take place virtually from 27 – 29 April (Fiji Time).
Deputy CEO and…
A preview for the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women: S03-E04
The 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of Pacific Ministers for Women will be held from 27-29 April and 4 May respectively. Hosted by French Polynesia, this year’s conference and ministers meeting will be delivered via a…