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Meraia Taufa Vakatale: anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

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August 22, 2023

Meraia Taufa Vakatale: anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

Source: Devpolicy.org


Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear activists.

Dr Vakatale was Fiji’s first woman deputy prime minister, the first woman to be elected as a cabinet minister, the first female to be appointed as a deputy high commissioner, and the first Fijian woman principal of a secondary school in Fiji.

Click here to read the full article published by Devpolicy.org on 22 August 2023.

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Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen
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Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear activists.

Dr Vakatale was Fiji’s first woman deputy prime minister, the first woman to be elected as a cabinet minister, the first female to be appointed as a deputy high commissioner, and the first Fijian woman principal of a secondary school in Fiji.

Click here to read the full article published by Devpolicy.org on 22 August 2023.

Region
Author
Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen
Focus areas