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The Pacific corporate world still has a long way to go when it comes to being inclusive and supportive of both neurodivergence and mental health.It's an issue Samoan sisters Olisana Mariner-Hughes and Okalani-Mariner are addressing through the
So many women in the Pacifc put up with persistent pain. It might be because they can't access the care they need. Or they can't afford to take time off work. Or it could be that women are conditioned to be stoic and put other people's needs b
When Maakarita Paku was growing her family in the 1990s, it was a time of renaissance for Aotearoa's Maori people.People like her were looking to their mothers and grandmothers to learn about the rituals that enabled women to endure the pain a
Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most important things a woman can do, and for millennia this experience has been shrouded in rituals designed to keep both the mother and baby safe.But in the 21st century, ancient birthing traditio
Life is easier for everyone when the household chores are done, but in most cases only half of the population is actually doing them.Women do 80 per cent of the unpaid labour in the Pacific. Work like childcare, domestic duties and caring for
All over the world, dating apps have changed the way people get together, but is that happening in the Pacific?Or are there just too many logistical and cultural barriers for online dating to take hold in the region?When Natasha Yalo, a woman
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 15th June 2023Casting a light-skinned woman to play a brown character in a Disney movie is one version of colourism, but in the Pacific it's just the tip of the iceber
More than ninety-five per cent of the popular music made in the last decade was produced by men.That's according to a 2022 study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in the United States. So where are all of the talented women in the mu
Among the many treasures of Samoan tradition is the Tuiga, a ceremonial headdress which symbolises power, prestige, and cultural identity.For centuries they were worn by chiefs and high-ranking men and women during important ceremonies, battle
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 17th May 2023Women now make up almost half of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia since the church began ordaining women in the 1970s.
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 10th August 2022Throughout the Pacific, sex work is illegal and it's seen as a great sin, but that hasn't stopped many women taking up the oldest profession - and for
PNG Women's Doctor, Lynda Sirigoi, comes across a common problem – many of her patients simply don't know about their own female anatomy and how it works. In the Pacific, these open discussions can be hampered by taboo or religion. But without
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific Island women who are reviving the ancient practice of making art from tapa.
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 16th March 2022While the rates of HIV infection are coming down in most parts of the world, the opposite is happening in Papua New Guinea. PNG accounts for 95 per cent
Rates of Teenage pregnancies in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are above the global average, but girls in these countries also face being shamed, abused or disowned by their families if they become pregnant.
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 29th November 2021Polygamy is still practiced in parts of Papua New Guinea, but many women say it needs to be stopped. Hilda Wayne hears the stories of women and girls
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 6th July 2022Many Pacific Island women who want to study have to leave their homeland and move to countries like Fiji, New Zealand and Australia. And while there are m
Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.
What does it mean to have a best friend and why are friendships between women so valuable?Sistas Let's Talk explores the beauty and joy of female friendships in a conversation with two of Radio Australia's funniest women, Stories from the Paci
This edition of Sista’s Let’s Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 31st August 2023Are more and more Pacific women getting off the sidelines and into the game? What drives them? How is sport an escape from the challenges they face as
"No one will appoint you unless they see the value you bring." That's what Susil Nelson-Kongoi wants more women to tell themselves when they start to feel impostor syndrome take hold.
PNG Women's Doctor, Lynda Sirigoi, comes across a common problem – many of her patients simply don't know about their own female anatomy and how it works. In the Pacific, these open discussions can be hampered by taboo or religion. But without
In many communities the bride price tradition has evolved from exchanging commodities like food, pigs and shell money, to giving Kina, Vatu or Dollars. In some recent cases, bride price payments have exceeded K400,000. When the amount of money
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn Dunlop is an Emeritus Professor at Aukland University of Technology and was the institute’s founding teacher of Pacific Studies. Tagaloatele has been an academic for more than 35 years, with research spanning across
Climate change has seen entire coastal communities relocate, from Cateret Islands in Bougainville to the village of Vunidogoloa on Vanua Levu, Fiji.
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