This page collects stories on developments throughout the Pacific in promoting women in politics. Because many news sites in the Pacific archive their stories after a period of time, we have replicated the stories in full on this page, to keep an archive on efforts and article in the region. We thank all Pacific news colleagues for their contributions in sharing stories on women in politics. If you have a story we have missed, please send it to the PacWIP team on pacwip@gmail.com.
(13 June 2013)
REPUBLIC OF NAURU Government Information Office MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release 13 June, 2013 President Waqa names his cabinet His Excellency President Baron Waqa announced his cabinet line-up at the first sitting of the 21st parliament this morning (13 June) wh (13 June 2013)
His Excellency President Baron Waqa announced his cabinet line-up at the first sitting of the 21st parliament this morning (13 June) which includes two of the newly elected members of parliament (MP). President Waqa will hold the portfolios of Chairman of the Cabinet, Minister for t (09 June 2013)
A new member for the Yaren District has been elected, Charmaine Eraidinomo Scotty. An historic achievement in Nauru for the representation of women in parliament, Ms Scotty is only the second woman to ever be elected to Nauru Parliament. Ruby Thoma was the first woman electe (04 June 2013)
The Council of Ministers has agreed that there should be a right for women to have reserved seats in parliament. In 2012, 17 women contested the elections, but none were elected to parliament. A women’s advocacy group in Vanuatu says it’s a breakthrough to have mi (01 June 2013)
Constituency of Aiwo Ms. Pamela Eibutsina Scriven – Representative for Nauru to the Global Peace Council and Chairperson of Nauru Community Australia Inc. Constituency of Anabar (Anabar, Ijuw, Anibare) Ms. Melissa Ika - School Principal, Nauru College Cons (31 May 2013)
Tokelauans have been considering whether some of seats in the territory’s parliament, the General Fono, should be formally reserved for women. A consultant to Tokelau on constitutional issues, Professor Tony Angelo, has this month been facilitating discussion va (29 May 2013)
Director of Women’s Affairs, Dorosday Kenneth, has thanked the Director General for Women’s Affairs, Mark Bebe for making it possible for the latest Development Committee of Officials meeting to pass a Council of Minister’s Paper on 34% for Women’s participation (13 May 2013)
Pacific Scoop: Report – By Michael Sergel and Finian Scott in Wellington The key to ending decades of coups and political instability in Fiji is to appoint more women to positions of power, says the head of the Fiji National Council of Women. General-secretary Faye Volat (13 May 2013)
Pacific Scoop: Report – By Michael Sergel and Finian Scott in Wellington Samoan high chief and senior cabinet minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa says the representation of women in the Pacific is simply not good enough. | She opened speeches at Day 3 of the Pacific Parl (23 April 2013)
Around 100 Parliamentarians and Political Leaders from 18 Pacific countries and territories, including New Zealand, assembled in Wellington from 18-22 April for the first Pacific Parliamentary and Political Leaders Forum. Regional leadership, democracy, climate change, health issues, ge