Publications

Women in Government in Solomon Islands: A diagnostic study

This study is an examination of the barriers preventing a voice for women in the legislature looking at how a traditional belief in ‘big man’ leadership results in a perception that the national realm of public decision-making is to be exclusively male.  The study considers how women are engaged as peacemakers and have obtained certain forms of recognition through dedicated government and civil society women's agencies, yet are hindered by fragmentation and disconnect between the village-level and the government. The Diagnostic Study found that a absence of a common vision for the advancement of women and constraints encountered in the electoral system, electoral process and during the campaign period are systemic and traditional obstacles. The Study offers details of women's experiences of the same, as well as recommendations for necessary change. 

Outcomes Document: Pacific Regional Workshop on Advancing Women’s Representation in Parliaments

From 19-21 April 2006, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Secretariat for the Pacific Community, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, UNDP and UNIFEM organised a Pacific Regional Workshop on Advancing Women's Representation in Parliaments, which was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Participants included parliamentarians, ministers, national directors and civil society organisation delegates from Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna. Participants endorsed the attached Outcomes Document. 

Beyond Numbers: Women in Politics

The International IDEA Handbook Series seeks to present comparative analysis, information and insights on a range of democratic institutions and processes. The handbook is.at once an overview, an analysis and a guide, focused on the obstacles faced. by women, the means of overcoming them, the modalities of impacting on and through legislative structures, and the varied and rich experiences available around the world from which tolearn.

Paths For Women in Local Government in Australia

This report provides a picture of the employment of women in Australian Local Government. The research was undertaken between 2003 and 2004.

Seethings and Seatings: Strategies for Women’s Political Participation in Asia Pacific

This is a publication from the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development (APWLD)’s research project aimed at assisting women in Asia Pacific to challenge existing structures hindering women’s participation in political processes. The book presents case studies on six women leaders from Fiji, India, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The first case study in this publication looks at the strategies that Adi Ema Tagicakibau used in the course of her political career in Fiji, offering insights into her background, her entry into the women’s rights movement and into politics.

Nominating for Change: Strengthening Women’s Position in Political Parties, Training for Trainers Manual (2003)

Winning and losing in politics: key issues in Papua New Guinea

Gender and perceptions of political power in Papua New Guinea

Fighting for a fair deal in Solomon Islands national politics

To make a difference: Realities of women’s participation in Papua New Guinea politics

Slo slo: increasing women’s representation in parliament in Vanuatu