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Helpdesk Research Report: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific
This review looks at major trends in spending (comparing women and men), the chief barriers to women having more income and control of their finances, and the key opportunities... -
Due Diligence and State Responsibility to End Violence Against Women:...
The project aims to add content to the international legal principle of due diligence in the context of state responsibility to end violence against women. It seeks to create... -
‘A Woman Should Be Beaten If She Deserves Punishment’: Conversations with...
Among the consequences of conflict over gender roles or norms, the most disempowering one is violence against women. As part of the World Bank’s qualitative study informing the... -
Gendered Priorities to Move out of Poverty Findings from Fiji: Part 2
Poverty profiles presented in Fiji emphasise income, consumption and expenditure characteristics that are often associated with poverty measurement at a household level.... -
‘What Is Mine Is Yours’: Women’s Asset Control and Decision-Making in Fiji and PNG
This short paper draws on narratives from communities who participated in research in Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The findings suggest that strong gender norms may constrain... -
Poverty Measurement: What’s Gender Got to do with it? Findings from Fiji: Part 1
This short paper reports on planned research in Fiji, the first country in the Pacific to pilot a measure of poverty at an individual level from a gender perspective. Pacific... -
Measuring Poverty As If Gender Matters: Perspectives from Fieldwork in Fiji
This research project was aimed at synthesising and integrating various experiences and perspectives on poverty held both by poor women and men and by professional poverty... -
Developing Insecurity: Sorcery, Witchcraft and Melanesian Economic Development
This paper draws explicit links between witchcraft and sorcery practices and beliefs in Melanesia, and poor development outcomes. It notes four distinct categories of impact:... -
Step-by-Step: Climbing the ‘Ladder of Freedom and Power’ in Fiji and PNG
Fiji and PNG were part of the World Bank’s qualitative study informing the World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development, for which local researchers organised... -
An Analysis of Judicial Sentencing Practices in SGBV Cases in PICs
This study analysed a random selection of 908 cases from seven Pacific Island countries, including 111 domestic violence cases and 787 sexual assault cases. Each case is... -
Power, Politics and Coalitions in the Pacific: Lessons from Collective...
The case studies of coalitions in Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tonga highlight four influential factors in the formation and functioning of coalitions: Formative events:... -
Gender Violence & Human Rights: Seeking Justice in Fiji, PNG and Vanuatu
This volume critically interrogates the relation between gender violence and human rights as Fiji, Papua New Guinea nad Vanuatu and their communities and citizens engage with,... -
Review of Counselling Services in the Pacific
To better understand the nature and availability of counselling services for gender-based violence, a survey involving a self-assessment questionnaire was conducted to map... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific Fiji
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific - Solomon Island
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific PNG
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number... -
The Last Taboo: Research on Managing Menstruation in the Pacific Literature Review
Key findings from this research into women’s and girl’s experiences of menstruation in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands are: Adolescent girls and women face a number... -
Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in Fiji: Findings from a Study Using the...
Poverty data in Fiji is derived from household income and expenditure data, collected via periodic Household Income and Expenditure Surveys. Given gender inequality within... -
Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer Supported Childcare in Fiji
Each year, businesses and the public sector in Fiji are losing an average of 12.7 workdays per employee due to the responsibilities of working parents. Limited, unregulated and...
