Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific

Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific

The new advocacy brief: Transforming Power Relations: Equal Status of Women and Men at the Family Level in the Pacific, is designed to raise awareness of an often under-addressed sphere of power dynamics between women and men. 

The brief is based on a range of existing research and illustrates the extent of household and family level inequality between men and women and the adverse impact such inequality has on all other spheres of women’s lives.

It also looks at the links between violence against women in the home and women’s ability to make important decisions including about their own health care, household finances and social life.

It provides policy recommendations for lawmakers, the health sector, educators, land authorities, customary bodies, religious institutions and the media.

To access this advocacy brief, please visit the Human Development Programme.

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