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‘Enough is enough’: the fight to elect women to Papua New Guinea’s men-only parliament

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August 2, 2022

‘Enough is enough’: the fight to elect women to Papua New Guinea’s men-only parliament

In nearly 50 years, PNG has elected just seven female MPs. Money, culture and corruption are all working against the women trying to address the problem.

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In nearly 50 years, PNG has elected just seven female MPs. Money, culture and corruption are all working against the women trying to address the problem.

July 4, 2022
Women battle for seats in PNG parliament

Port Moresby (AFP) – Women are fighting to get at least one seat in Papua New Guinea's male-dominated parliament when voting opens Monday in a mountainous, forest-clad land scarred by gender-based violence.

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June 15, 2022
PNG elections: Female candidates "young and determined"

Election campaigning is underway in Papua New Guinea with strong participation from women who are "young and determined".

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Where are the women? The challenge facing the next PNG parliament

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May 25, 2022

Where are the women? The challenge facing the next PNG parliament

A country ranking among the world’s lowest for political participation by women has enormous social bias to overcome.

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A country ranking among the world’s lowest for political participation by women has enormous social bias to overcome.

Podcast series: Women in politics in PNG

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May 18, 2022

Podcast series: Women in politics in PNG

In this special Women in Politics series for the Australia-PNG Network, the Lowy Institute's Jessica Collins sits down with prominent women from Papua New Guinea to discuss the deep-seated challenge of wom

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In this special Women in Politics series for the Australia-PNG Network, the Lowy Institute's Jessica Collins sits down with prominent women from Papua New Guinea to discuss the deep-seated challenge of wom

March 10, 2022
Papua New Guinea: No reserved seats for women

The plan to have five regional seats reserved for women beginning in the general election this year has been shelved, a senior government official told a parliamentary committee yesterday.

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Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

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January 26, 2022

Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

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The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

Women’s political participation and representation - Training Manual

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January 19, 2022

Women’s political participation and representation - Training Manual

This Handbook has been developed as publication by register of Political Parties with support from the Papua New Guinea Election Commission and the United Nations Development Programme in Papua New Guinea.

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This Handbook has been developed as publication by register of Political Parties with support from the Papua New Guinea Election Commission and the United Nations Development Programme in Papua New Guinea.

January 19, 2022
In Papua New Guinea, women are making the change

In many parts of Papua New Guinea, fear of violence and harassment has caused a set back to the lives and small businesses of many women, but new candidates who now intend to enter politics aim to change this for the better.

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