Fiji
Beijing +20 national review, Fiji
Since 1960, a section has existed in Government to look after the interests of women. In 1987,
the Government established the Department for Women and Culture as the first national
machinery for gender in Fiji.
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement acknowledged women candidates, young women voters, the elderly and those living with disability who were part of the election on Wednesday.
NGO Women leaders attended a two day forum in Suva on 22-23 April, to discuss the role of women in relation to ‘Rethinking Development, Reshaping the Pacific We Want – Beyond 2015′.
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PARLIAMENT needs to reflect the society it represents, says Fiji Women's Rights Movement's executive director Virisila Buadromo.
Advocates for women in Fiji say they are still hoping for special measures mandating women’s representation in parliament.
A young Fijian woman who intends to stand in the Fiji elections says she has received threats, including threats of rape, on social media.
Roshika Deo is standing as an independent candidate in next year's promised elections.
The National Council of Women in Fiji is embarking on a project that aims to increase the representation of women in politics in the lead-up to the elections promised for next year.
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