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National Study on Domestic Violence on Women in Tonga
The Tongan study shows that violence against women is prevalent: 79% of Tongan women and girls have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. 68% of Tongan... -
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... -
Violence Against Women in PNG: How Men Are Getting Away With Murder
The women of Papua New Guinea endure some of the most extreme levels of violence in the world. They continue to be attacked with impunity despite their government’s promises of... -
Women’s Representation and the Question of Temporary Special Measures in Tuvalu
Only two women have been elected to parliament (currently made up of 15 members) in Tuvalu since independence in 1978. With some exceptions, since the 1997 Falekaupule Act the... -
Hem No Leit Tumas: Evidence for Improved Outcomes in Solomon Islands – Summary Report
The study unearthed a large amount of information about the delivery of adult literacy programs in rural communities, as well as finding some significant gaps in available... -
Mapping of existing legislation, programs and other mechanisms to support...
This mapping paper examines the environment for women’s leadership in the Pacific. It looks at the key international and regional gender equality instruments, domestic laws,... -
‘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... -
Mapping Paper: Private Sector Responses to Ending Violence Against Women in...
This mapping paper includes examples of efforts by the private sector in the Pacific to address violence against women and provides examples of how States can begin to calculate... -
Women’s Representation and the Use of Reserved Seats in Bougainville
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville introduced the Pacific’s first parliamentary reserved seats for women system in 2004. While the system guarantees a minimum level of... -
Do No Harm: The Relationship between VAW and Women’s Economic Empowerment in...
Even as the importance of women’s economic inclusion and empowerment is acknowledged and acted on, it is also known that such gains are not without risk; for increasing command... -
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... -
Preventing Violence at Home, Allowing Violence in the Workplace: A Case...
This short paper draws on the views shared by security guards who participated in discussion groups as part of a larger research project that explores how men interpret and... -
Transforming Workplace Norms in PNG: The Role of the Business Coalition for Women
The link between women’s economic empowerment and the elimination of violence is pertinent in Papua New Guinea. Significant and persistent gender disparities limit the capacity... -
Developing Young Women’s Collective Action in Vanuatu
This short paper reflects on the experiences of 38 young, educated women in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It finds that: Young women in Melanesia are subject to... -
New Draft National Action Plan to Address Sorcery Accusation-Related Violence in PNG
In 2013, widespread publicity given to the deaths of two women accused of witchcraft in Papua New Guinea drew international and national attention to the problem of sorcery and... -
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... -
Home-Brewed Alcohol, Gender and Violence in the West Papuan Highlands
The production and consumption of home-brew in the highlands is adding a dangerous ingredient to already volatile ethnic, gendered, and political conditions. While scholars have... -
Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands Province: A Fieldwork Report
The issue of sorcery and witchcraft-related accusations and violence in Papua New Guinea is receiving increasing attention domestically and internationally. A growing body of...
