Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development

Pacific Women commits AU$320 million to improve the political, economic and social opportunities of Pacific women. It supports 14 Pacific countries to meet the commitments made in the Pacific Leaders’ Gender Equality Declaration working with a range of partners including Pacific governments, civil society organisations, regional and multilateral agencies and the private sector.

Stories A business forum for women in Cook Islands

To mark International Women's Day 2017, Pacific Women support a two-day Women's Business Forum in Cook Islands. The two-day event in Rarotonga attracted around 80 women from across Cook Islands including the outer islands of Aitutaki,...

April 20, 2018

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Male Advocates Graduate, Promote Gender Equality

April 23, 2018

Research Experiences of Female Candidates in the 2017 Papua New Guinea General Election

Papua New Guinea went to the polls in June–July 2017 for its ninth general election since independence. Despite a record number of women standing — around...

March 20, 2018

Opportunities Request for Proposals_Safe City and Safe Public Transport Impact Evaluation

UN Women now invites sealed proposals from qualified proposers for providing the requirements as defined in the documents provided.

Program Overview

In the first five years of Pacific Women

Leadership and Decision-Making

10,605

women to take on leadership roles at the community, provincial and national-level (includes women participating in market decision making structures)

43,833

people to access civic and voter education

Economic Empowerment

5,964

women to access financial literacy training and financial services

1,053

women to attain formal qualifications

Ending Violence Against Women

56,076

women to access crisis support services (includes counselling, health and justice services)

526,785

people to participate in community awareness sessions

Enhancing Agency

3,086

men to undertake male advocacy training

3,409

women to access formal opportunities to share their ideas and learn from each other (includes learning forums, as well as research and program learning events organised by Pacific Women)

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The women in the villages that I visited preferred the idea that women should also become members of Parliament so women could talk for women and address their needs.

Domestic violence issues and concerns of women are not that highly voiced. For me, it’s important to have women in that decision-making circle.

With empowerment comes creating one’s own professional and personal destiny and that is what we wish for all women in the Pacific and globally.

Empowering women economically and in their leadership roles is not only a shared regional responsibility but also a local, cultural and ethical one.

Empowering women and girls within our society is fundamental to the realisation of human rights for everyone, and key to effective and sustainable development.

There’s very few women that have managed to get into Parliament. Given the few that we have, it’s very important that we work together and we network.