A ONCE shy young Honiara woman has found the courage to talk about gender violence through the EU funded Stages of Change Theatre Company. The theatre company has given Honiara City Council Women’s Division volunteer, June Bofafta, the confidence to openly talk about gender violence and how it impacts people’s lives. Honiara City Council Head…
A PARADE to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) is set for next Tuesday in Honiara. The public is invited to join and show their support for women and men working together to build a stronger nation. The parade will kick off from Honiara City Council to the Art Gallery at 7:50am. The parade aims to…
Equality for Women is Progress for All Today we join the people of the world in celebration of the progress made for women’s rights, women’s empowerment and gender equality. We also acknowledge that progress has been slow, uneven and in some cases women and girls face new and more complex challenges. International Women’s Day is…
HONOURABLE Jane Tozaka was a proud recipient of the 2014 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award. Mrs Tozaka received the award from Deputy Secretary of State, Ms Dennise at Lime Lounge, Commonwealth Street last Sunday. The award was for her courage and leadership in advocating for good governance and women’s empowerment in the…
THE First Lady Charity will soon deliver a Mammogram machine for breast cancer to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. A member and secretary of the First Lady’s Committee Jane Tozaka announced to women guests during the International Women of Courage award 2014 ceremony last Sunday, the assistance. She said one of the significant…
SHE’S living proof that more females are making it to the top. But Westpac CEO Gail Kelly says Australian women still earn far less than men and face sometimes overwhelming obstacles in the workplace. “There are about 40 of our top 200 companies that have no women on their boards at all,” the banking boss…
THE Solomon Islands Women in Business Association group have carved out its activities and plans for this year. Last year the association organised a number of events for its members including numerous displays of women’s talents through art works, designs, floral and cooking. This year, they held their first meeting last week for its members.…
THE organising committee for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is currently planning programmes for the event, which will be held next month. IWD is an annual event marked each on the 8 of March with different themes selected to reflect the event. This year UN Women’s office in Honiara is part of the organising…
SUVA, (NCWF) – The National Council of Women Fiji (NCWF) launched its “Civic Education & Empowerment for more Women parliamentarians in Fiji” in September of last year. The project is funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) for a term of two years, and having its main objective to: “increase the representation of women…
Last week I attended the opening of the Mock Parliament debate about Constituency Development Funds. It was great to see so many women in the Parliament Chamber. As a representative of one of Solomon Islands Development Partners and a guest in Solomon Islands over the past two years, I have attending many meetings focusing on…