November 2019 Floris Niu Call On Governments for Harsher Penalties Samoan cacao farmer Floris Niu at a recent training she instructed in the Solomon Islands IMAGE: Supplied One in three women are affected by gender-based violence, yet it remains veiled in a culture of silence. “Gender-based violence is deeply rooted in gender inequality and it […]
November 2019 High Expectations Little Support Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’fa at the 2019 Pacific Week of Agriculture in Samoa Gender roles are formed by societal cultural norms. These norms which are founded on ideological, religious, ethnic, economic and cultural factors has a large influence on the way responsibilities and resources between men […]