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Sexual harassment: Women’s stories I’m 39 years old. I’m a single mother with three children. My son is in high school and my two girls are in primary. My husband died last year. He had a heart...
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Sexual harassment: Women’s stories I’m a 46-year-old professional Pacific Island woman working for a large development organisation. My work requires frequent travel to Pacific Island countries for...
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Sexual harassment: Women’s stories I’m a 32-year-old blind woman. I’ve been blind since birth. Ever since I was young I’ve wanted to have a normal job and go to work every day like everyone else I...
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Sexual harassment: Women’s stories I’m a 24-year-old transgender woman. I work as a waitress at a big hotel. Sometimes I work in the restaurant area and other times in the bar, serving guests with...
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Sexual harassment: Women’s stories I’m a 36-year-old mother of three and I sell fruit, vegetables and root crops at the big market in town. My youngest, a boy, is four years old and sometimes I take...
View Article“Consent is the key word. Silence does not signify consent.”
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence The same behaviour or comment can be welcomed by one person, i.e. the person appreciates or consents to it – but unwelcome for another person, i.e....
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence “In our culture, it’s normal to flirt with women. They like it.” “She works in a job that’s usually done by men and her colleagues are all men: what...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Sexual harassment is a risk that exists in all workplaces, in all sectors, and in all countries. Governments and employers are responsible for...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign If you’ve experienced sexual harassment, know that you are not alone. There are people who can help you. Below are some steps you can take...
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign Throughout the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the Pacific Community (SPC), the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS),...
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