Pacific women politicians hailed for overcoming adversity
Across the Pacific less than 5 per cent of parliamentarians are women.
While that figure is much higher in Australa, around 30 per cent, Ms Stott-Despoja says the difficulties faced by women elsewhere in the region are much greater ... such as discrimination and corruption.
She recently led a delegation to Tonga to meet women in politics from around the region and told Karen Barlow it was a big sucess.
To listen to the full interview released on August 13th 2014, please click here.
Across the Pacific less than 5 per cent of parliamentarians are women.
While that figure is much higher in Australa, around 30 per cent, Ms Stott-Despoja says the difficulties faced by women elsewhere in the region are much greater ... such as discrimination and corruption.
She recently led a delegation to Tonga to meet women in politics from around the region and told Karen Barlow it was a big sucess.
To listen to the full interview released on August 13th 2014, please click here.