This report is an evaluation of West ‘Are’Are Rokotanikeni Association’s (WARA) Solomon Islands Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership Program.

This report outlines the process and findings from a gender and disability assessment of two marketplaces in the town of Suai, in Covalima.

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated how social protections can help societies, economies and individuals to cope with shock and crisis.

This submission outlines IWDA’s recommendations to ensure Australia’s trade and investment policies contribute to progress on gender equality in the Pacific.

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated more than ever that care work, paid and unpaid, underpins economic and social life in all societies.

This toolkit is a collection of materials for tracking the impacts of economic change for women and men in Melanesian communities.

This briefing note on the Do No Harm research summarises the key research findings and toolkit principles.

This Review report summaries the key findings of an external review into the usage of the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) resource: Monitoring Gender and Economy in Melanesian Communities: Resources for NGOs, government and researchers in Melanesia. The review was undertaken over 12 days between March- May 2018 by consultant Claire Rowland for IWDA’s GenderWISE…

We know that women’s economic advancement and empowerment are critical to women achieving gender equality. The Do No Harm research found that some women in women’s economic empowerment programs experience an increase in, or commencement of, domestic violence relating to their increased economic independence. In this instance, women’s economic empowerment challenges unequal gender roles and…

In all countries, women and girls do the bulk of unpaid care work. On average, women spend twice as much time on household work as men and four times as much time on childcare. Women also work longer hours than men overall when both paid and unpaid work is taken into account. This brief draws…