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New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women MPs
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A new law in Papua New Guinea, requiring a political parties to meet a quota for fielding women candidates, is being described as a step in the right direction, but maybe not far enough. The new elections rule that women must make up 10 percent of parties’ endorsed ... <a title="New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/20/new-bid-to-tackle-papua-new-guineas-chronic-lack-of-women-mps/" aria-label="Read more about New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women MPs">Read more</a>