"Let me be a troublemaker on the floor of parliament!": Bougainville women transforming PNG politics скачать в хорошем качестве

"Let me be a troublemaker on the floor of parliament!": Bougainville women transforming PNG politics

Papua New Guinea has one of the world’s lowest levels of women’s representation in parliament. This International Women’s Day, we renew the call to break down all structural, cultural and financial barriers that continue to limit women’s political participation in Papua New Guinea and around the world. Through the Australia-funded Women Make the Change Programme, UNDP and UN Women are working with women’s organizations, key political stakeholders and the Joint Parliamentary Women’s Caucus of Papua New Guinea to advance reforms and initiatives that empower more women to run in future elections. One of the key measures we are advocating for is the introduction of temporary special measures to reserve seats for women in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Similar measures are already in place in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, where three seats are reserved for women in the Bougainville House of Representatives. Watch this video to hear from Bougainvillean women members from both the National Parliament and Bougainville House of Parliament what inspired them to enter politics, the challenges they faced along the way, and why they believe more women should lead.