Skip to main content

Fight to get Fijian women in politics

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Back
December 14, 2022

Fight to get Fijian women in politics

Source: The Singleton Argus

Fijian women remain severely under-represented in politics.

Only one in six of the more than 340 candidates putting their hand up for this month's election are women, a significant drop in the proportion of women since the previous poll in 2018.

Lynda Tabuya wants that to change.

The deputy leader of People's Alliance is pushing to use her own platform and popularity to get women to put their hand up for a tilt at public office.

But most are starting well behind the eight ball.

Click here to read the full article published by The Singleton Argus on 11 December 2022.

Region
Editor
Australian Associated Press
Publisher
The Singleton Argus
Publication year
2022

Fijian women remain severely under-represented in politics.

Only one in six of the more than 340 candidates putting their hand up for this month's election are women, a significant drop in the proportion of women since the previous poll in 2018.

Lynda Tabuya wants that to change.

The deputy leader of People's Alliance is pushing to use her own platform and popularity to get women to put their hand up for a tilt at public office.

But most are starting well behind the eight ball.

Click here to read the full article published by The Singleton Argus on 11 December 2022.

Region
Editor
Australian Associated Press
Publisher
The Singleton Argus
Publication year
2022