A politician in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville, Elizabeth Burain says special women’s seats in parliament have helped change attitudes and represent a victory for women. Ms Burain was elected last year to one of Bougainville’s three reserved women’s seats, brought in under the constitution in 2004. She’s told a gathering of Pacific women politicians in Wellington that the special seats have meant it’s increasingly recognised that women take on public roles.
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A politician in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville, Elizabeth Burain says special women’s seats in parliament have helped change attitudes and represent a victory for women. Ms Burain was elected last year to one of Bougainville’s three reserved women’s seats, brought in under the constitution in 2004. She’s told a gathering of Pacific women politicians in Wellington that the special seats have meant it’s increasingly recognised that women take on public roles.
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