More than 150 participants – including political party representatives, government officials, civil society leaders, young people and aspiring women candidates – gathered on 3–4 December in Port Moresby for the National Forum on Women’s Political Leadership.
Bradley Yombon, the Papua New Guinea Pacific regional Representative for the Commonwealth Students Association, has called on women in the country to actively participate in politics.
WOMEN and youths are an integral part of political parties and must be supported in the country, says political parties registrar Emmanuel Pok.
For Theonila Roka Matbob, the pain in her distant past is deeply etched in her mind.
She grew up in the shadow of the controversial Bougainville mine, and her father, John Roka, was killed during the Bougainville conflict.
For Theonila Roka Matbob, the pain in her distant past is deeply etched in her mind.
She grew up in the shadow of the controversial Bougainville mine, and her father, John Roka, was killed during the Bougainville conflict.
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The results of the 2022 Papua New Guinea elections confirm that women will once again sit in PNG’s Parliament — after a hiatus of five years.
The results of the 2022 Papua New Guinea elections confirm that women will once again sit in PNG’s Parliament — after a hiatus of five years.
Kessy Sawang has been elected as MP for Madang Rai Coast and joins Rufina Peter as the second woman admitted to PNG's parliament this election.
Kessy Sawang has been elected as MP for Madang Rai Coast and joins Rufina Peter as the second woman admitted to PNG's parliament this election.
Rufina Peter is just the eighth woman elected in Papua New Guinea. But the economist has been battling for her place in society since she was a child.