Gender
Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development Program
Institute staff: Associate Professor Chris Roche
Collaborators: Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Funding: DFAT
Status: Completed
The Institute provided research and support to DFAT's Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development program design phase. This ten-year (2012 - 2022) initiative aims to help improve the political, economic and social opportunities of Pacific women, and in particular:
- Women's participation in leadership and decision making roles
- Economic opportunities for women through improved access to financial services and markets
- Safety for women through better services for survivors of violence, access to justice and preventing violence.
For further information about the Program, please visit the pacific women website.