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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.
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.
She also served as a council member of Consumers International. [2] She resigned as chief executive in July 2018 [7] in order to pursue a career in politics. In 2010 the Fiji Times named her the most influential woman of the year. [2] In 2015 she was awarded the Executive Woman of the Year Award in 2015 by Women in Business. [8]
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 Council was expanded from 33 to 37 members, of which 19 were 'official' members (usually heads of Government departments) and 18 'unofficial' members, 12 of whom were elected. Of the 12 elected members, there were four Fijians and four Indo-Fijians elected from single member constituencies, with four Europeans elected from three seats, with ...
An indirect election was held in Fiji on 31 October 2024, in which members of parliament elected the president.Incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was nominated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka following the withdrawal of the previous nominee, President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere.
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.
Rosy Sofia Akbar is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2021 to 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is originally from Ba and before entering politics she was Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College.