“EMPOWERMENT to women around our region is something I feel is very important because we have the lowest rate o

40 participants from Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, RMI, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu will gradua

In the Solomon Islands in the south-west Pacific, where two in three of the estimated female population of 252,000 ha

Many Solomon Islands women slum dwellers have to walk at least a kilometre a day carrying heavy loads of water back t

Leaders of 15 Pacific Island nations have pledged to remove barriers to women's economic empowerment, end violence ag

Solomon Islands' new police commissioner says the police must set an example when it comes to addressing the country'

A week ago somewhere in the Gilbert Camp area, another young woman's life had been taken as result of violence, viole

In the quiet corners of the Lungga area a small but important workshop has just been completed this week.

Ten civil society groups from Fiji, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands,

A workshop to help rural communities know how to prevent violence against women is currently underway.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Solomon Islands can lead the Pacific by example on human rights iss

Crisis and trouble in the world dominate the headlines, but a woman's world remains silent and unnoticed.

An expert in post-conflict peace building who is studying the Solomon Islands peace and reconciliation process says t

A leading women's organisation in the country has appealed to newly elected members of Parliament to show integrity a

The levels of violence against women are shocking and show that two out of three women have experienced violence from

The Solomon Islands government defied and agreement signed with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Ag

A record 508 candidates will be contesting the 50 seats in the Solomon Islands parliament in next month's national el

The New Zealand Parliamentarians' group on Population and Development (NZPPD) welcomes the news that 18 women will be

A WOMAN who has given her life to teaching the country's children with disabilities has had her work recognised yeste

LAST week, 19 emerging young women leaders completed the YWCA's Rise Up!

“Leave the kitchen and cooking for a while, come out and involve” is a strong message to women from Solom

The motivation behind a new political party in Solomon Islands is to get more women into parliament.