One of history’s enduring lessons is that men often do not run nation states well. Certainly...
Category - Gender and development
Universal rights and quality of life: an interview with Tewodros...
Tewodros Melesse is the Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)...
Supporting survivors of violence in PNG to find safety
For women experiencing family or sexual violence in Papua New Guinea, sometimes moving away from...
Aid, abortion and fairy tales
Although I’m pro-choice, there are people I respect, from personal friends to the current...
Perceptions of economic dependency can impede justice for women:...
A new report from The Asia Foundation looks at the socio-economic choices women make when leaving a...
Maternal mortality and GBV in the Pacific: common drivers call...
A few weeks ago I co-wrote a blog on child mortality and morbidity in the Pacific based on a recent...
Violence in South Pacific has intergenerational impact: UNICEF...
A new report [pdf] from UNICEF Pacific highlights the high rates of violence against women and...
Regionalism, sub-regionalism and women’s empowerment: an...
During her first visit to Vanuatu as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat...
A G20 for the people? Not yet
Civil society feared that the G20 Summit in Brisbane would not deal with inequality or carry on the...
Voice and agency: Jeni Klugman on the World Bank’s gender...
Each year, almost one in five girls under 18 in developing countries give birth. More than one in...