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Women in Fiji live in or are from the Republic of Fiji. On March 8, 2007, The Fiji Times ONLINE described Fijian women as playing an important role in the fields of economic and social development in Fijian society. The women of the Republic of Fiji are the "driving force" in health service as nurses and medical doctors.
Life expectancy in Fiji is 66 years for men and 72 years for women. [1] Maternal mortality was 59 per 100 000 live births in 2013. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [2] finds that Fiji is fulfilling 76.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [3]
Fiji is a party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Although there is no specific provision in the convention on violence against women, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women stated in their General Recommendation No. 19 that Violence against Women is “a form of discrimination that seriously inhibits women’s ...
Mereseini Rakuita Vuniwaqa (born 18 June 1974) is a Fijian politician, who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2016 until her resignation from the Fiji First Party in 2021. [1] [2] In November 2021, she was appointed as the Global Chair of the Family Planning 2030. [3]
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement is noted for its work on promoting the political participation of women, including through constitutional reform. [8] FWRM, with its partners FemlinkPACIFIC, the National Council of Women (Fiji), and Soqosoqovakamarama iTaukei, formed the Fiji Women's Forum in 2012 to increase women's participation in leadership.
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is the government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing the well-being of women, children and the disabled in Fiji. [2] The current Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation is Lynda Tabuya who was appointed to the position on 24 December 2022.
James Welsh, lead author of a 2009 Amnesty International report into conditions on death row, noted that "the daily threat of imminent death is cruel, inhuman and degrading".
Shireen Lateef was born in Fiji [1] and was of Indo-Fijian descent. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] After studying at St. Joseph's Secondary School in Fiji, she traveled to Australia to pursue higher education. [ 4 ] She attended Monash University , graduating with a Ph.D. in social anthropology and education, which included significant fieldwork among Indo-Fijian ...