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“I feel like no one will believe us”

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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Until we start speaking up, things are not going to improve…

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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Touching me without my consent is sexual harassment

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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“We are expected to accept this behaviour as normal”

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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“Some men think they can get away with this kind of behaviour”

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...

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“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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Nothing justifies sexual harassment

 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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Tackling sexual harassment is everybody’s responsibility

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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Tackling sexual harassment: what can you do?

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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10 December is International Human Rights’ Day

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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