At the Pacific Islands Forum this week the UN Secretary General stated that the Pacific needs to be provided with a bigger voice when it comes to climate change. But who has that voice and who is...
By Jane Alver
Gender equality made central to development policy
This week the Australian government released its long awaited new international development policy, the first rethink in ten years. The policy places gender equality at the heart of development:...
Pacific Feminist Forum: a growing movement for change
The 3rd Pacific Feminist Forum will be held in Fiji from 8- 10 May 2023. It is described by the organisers as "a platform for Pacific feminists to come together and share their experiences and...
Commission on the Status of Women – who is left out of the digital frame?
Every month is busy for feminist advocates and activists. The work never stops. But the month of March is when the rest of the world, along with mainstream media, turn fleeting attention to gender...
Virus shuts UN women’s mega-meeting amid rising criticism
COVID-19 has taken its first UN casualty following the decision to postpone the annual mega-conference on women’s rights which was scheduled to take place in New York from Monday.A replacement...
Removing barriers for gender-diverse agricultural workers
Gender-diverse agricultural workers face particular barriers that are critically under-recognised. Take Betsi, a young woman who farms crops for a living, and lives in a rural setting in the Pacific...
Beyond the headcount: Diversity in diplomacy
The face a nation portrays to the outside world is often through its diplomats. Yet which diplomats are holding positions of leadership in international affairs? Do they reflect the makeup of their...
From global to regional: Meeting the SDGs in the Pacific region
Recently, the 2018 Pacific SDG Progress Wheels were launched. They reveal the Pacific progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). As the United Nations explains, the goals are...
#OurTimeNow: Pacific feminists creating new spaces to talk and to be heard
Pacific feminists are mobilising in the face of resistance to their claims for rights and recognition at the national, regional and global levels. With the world’s lowest percentages of women in...