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April 24, 2025
RNZ Pacific Despite calls from women’s groups urging the government to implement policies to address the underrepresentation of women in politics, the introduction of temporary special measures (TSM) to increase women’s political representation in Fiji remains a distant goal. This week, leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa), Cabinet Minister Aseri Radrodro, and opposition ... <a title="Why special measures to boost Fiji women’s political representation remain a distant goal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/24/why-special-measures-to-boost-fiji-womens-political-representation-remain-a-distant-goal/" aria-label="Read more about Why special measures to boost Fiji women’s political representation remain a distant goal">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2024
RNZ Pacific Fiji MP Lynda Tabuya has been dismissed as the country’s Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said in a statement that in light of the recent events concerning the conduct of Lynda Tabuya, and in consideration of: the Oath she has taken as a Minister; and standards expected ... <a title="Fiji’s PM dismisses Tabuya as Minister for Women and Children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/27/fijis-pm-dismisses-tabuya-as-minister-for-women-and-children/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s PM dismisses Tabuya as Minister for Women and Children">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
Delegates at a Pacific media conference in Fiji two weeks ago heard harrowing stories of female reporters facing threats of violence and harassment. This raised the question: is enough being done to protect female reporters in the Pacific region? In 2022, the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement, in partnership with the University of the South Pacific ... <a title="‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment and worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/culture-plays-a-big-part-female-journalists-in-pacific-face-harassment-and-worse/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment and worse">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ journalist Fiji’s Women and Children’s Minister Lynda Tabuya says Pacific island countries need to “strengthen our laws” on online harassment. Tabuya spoke to RNZ Pacific on the sidelines of the Pacific Women in Power forum taking place in Auckland this week. She said the issue that she was dealing with — ... <a title="Fiji Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya calls for stronger online bullying laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/fiji-womens-minister-lynda-tabuya-calls-for-stronger-online-bullying-laws/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya calls for stronger online bullying laws">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year This weekend saw a showdown between two tribes of contemporary gender politics: those in favour of progressing transgender rights versus women wishing to defend their spaces. It’s a debate with huge passion, outrage and consequences. The figure at the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-ugly-stoking-of-a-culture-war-in-election-year/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Ugly stoking of a culture war in election year">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A group of “pink shoes” women in Aotearoa New Zealand campaigning for gender equality in the Catholic Church took their message with a display of well-worn shoes to St Patrick’s Cathedral plaza in Auckland today on International Women’s Day. It was part of a national and global “Pink Shoes into the Vatican” ... <a title="International Women’s Day – ‘Pink Shoes into the Vatican’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/international-womens-day-pink-shoes-into-the-vatican-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about International Women’s Day – ‘Pink Shoes into the Vatican’ campaign">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2023
By Wata Shaw in Suva Females do 73 percent of the unpaid household work in Fiji, compared with 27 percent by males, says a new research report. The report titled “Beyond 33 percent: The Economic Empowerment of Fiji Women and Girls”, authored by Professor Wadan Narsey, was launched in Suva last week by the Fiji ... <a title="Females do 73 percent of unpaid housework in Fiji, says new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/05/females-do-73-percent-of-unpaid-housework-in-fiji-says-new-report/" aria-label="Read more about Females do 73 percent of unpaid housework in Fiji, says new report">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for women in Aotearoa New Zealand. For the first time in its history, women in New Zealand’s Parliament will have an equal share of seats in the House. “That’s quite significant,” ... <a title="New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/new-mp-marks-milestone-for-aotearoa-gender-parity-in-the-house/" aria-label="Read more about New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the House">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific A female candidate in the Papua New Guinea elections believes it is more important than ever that the country has women MPs in Parliament. Dulciana Somare-Brash is the daughter of the late Sir Michael Somare and she unsuccessfully stood in the East Sepik regional seat in 2017, finishing fourth in the vote count. ... <a title="Women MPs vital for PNG’s future, says campaigning Somare-Brash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/23/women-mps-vital-for-pngs-future-says-campaigning-somare-brash/" aria-label="Read more about Women MPs vital for PNG’s future, says campaigning Somare-Brash">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2022
By Talebula Kate in Suva Women’s participation in decision-making is fundamental to improving gender equality but despite making up half of Fiji’s population, representation at all levels of leadership for women is severely lacking, says an opposition political leader. The leader of the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA), Viliame Gavoka, said this in his statement ... <a title="Gavoka slams Fiji’s ‘shameless’ inaction over women’s rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/08/gavoka-slams-fijis-shameless-inaction-over-womens-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Gavoka slams Fiji’s ‘shameless’ inaction over women’s rights">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby The People’s Party has made an unprecedented announcement to endorse four women candidates for all four National Capital District (NCD) seats in the Papua New Guinea national election this year. Making the announcement at Parliament House, People’s Party founder and Enga Governor, Sir Peter Ipatas introduced the four candidates ... <a title="People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/peoples-party-back-all-women-team-for-png-capital-hot-seats/" aria-label="Read more about People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats">Read more</a>
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October 26, 2021
By Jeffrey Enapa in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s ruling Pangu Pati is entangled in another internal dispute just six months before the issue of writs for the 2022 general election. This time, the former president of the party, Patrick Pundao, has gone to the National Court to dispute the recent election of the first ... <a title="PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/26/pngs-pangu-pati-entangled-in-new-legal-row-over-female-president/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president">Read more</a>
