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Women's representation and the use of reserved seats in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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January 30, 2014
Women's representation and the use of reserved seats in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville currently has the Pacific’s only parliamentary reserved seats for women system.
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The Autonomous Region of Bougainville currently has the Pacific’s only parliamentary reserved seats for women system.
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Time for Women: An Interview with Two of Papua New Guinea's Newest Women Parliamentarians
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September 6, 2013
Time for Women: An Interview with Two of Papua New Guinea's Newest Women Parliamentarians
Interview conducted by UN WOMEN with Two of Papua New Guinea's Newest Women Parliamentarians.
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Interview conducted by UN WOMEN with Two of Papua New Guinea's Newest Women Parliamentarians.
August 20, 2013
Women’s group in Papua New Guinea still fighting for better representation
A women’s group in Papua New Guinea says having three women in Parliament is a victory, but there is an ongoing struggle to have allocated seats.
Violence against women in politics
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May 30, 2012
Initiative Promotes Women’s Political Participation In PNG
In less than two months Papua New Guineans will go to the polls to elect their new national leaders. Parliamentarians will be elected to replace the current ones who have been in office since 2002.
May 30, 2012
PNG Leaders Seek Ways For More Women To Be Made MPs
Political leaders in Papua New Guinea are looking at measures to get more women elected to Parliament. In the latest election just one woman, Dame Carol Kidu, who has been a member for the previous two terms, got in.
May 30, 2012
Papua New Guinea: Motion to Create Three Seats for Women MPs in PNG May Face Months of Delays
The effort to increase women’s representation was taken off the table after it ran into political opposition. It is due to be introduced next session, but scheduled repairs to parliament house mean sittings may be delayed .
May 30, 2012
Papua New Guinea: APWLD Supports Dame Carol Kidu’s Efforts in Increasing Women’s Voices in PNG Parliament
APWLD strongly supports Dame Carol Kidu, the only female Member of Parliament in Papua New Guinea (PNG), in her efforts to get three more women to serve in the PNG Parliament.Dame Carol Kidu has untiringly spearheaded efforts to bring more women into PNG's parliament.