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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.
In 2006 she was appointed chief executive of the Consumer Council of Fiji. [2] As chief executive she led campaigns on drug prices, [4] bank fees, [5] and fuel prices, [6] among other issues. 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.
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 ...
In January 2020, Vuniwaqa announced that Fiji embark on an historic mission to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to Prevent Violence Against all Women and Girls (2021-2026), making it the first Pacific Island Country, and one of the only two countries globally along with Australia, to have a whole of government and whole of community ...
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.
In the 2014 election she received 2,296 votes and was elected to parliament as the 14th highest-polling Fiji First candidate. [10] She resigned her seat immediately following the election in order to become Speaker, the first Fijian woman to hold the position. [11] Her place as an MP was taken by Laisenia Tuitubou. She was formally elected ...
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.
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.