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An Overview of Women in Pacific Island Populations and Politics
Danielle King
BPW Leadership Conference October 25 2012
WOMEN IN THE PACIFIC
COOK ISLANDSPOPULATION: 15,324 (2006)Female Population: 7,667
50%Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Bicameral Parliament
Lower House Seats/ Seats held by women: 24/1
Upper House Seats/ Seats held by women: 14/?
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1893 (NZ)
Year of First Woman Elected: 1965
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Congress
Seats/ Seats held by women: 14/0
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1979
Year of First Woman Elected: not yet…
POPULATION: 102,624 (2006)Female Population: 50,456
49%
FIJIPOPULATION: 837,271 (2007)Female Population: 417,344
50%
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Bicameral Parliament (suspended in 2006)
House Seats/ Seats held by women: 71/8 (in 2006)
Senate Seats/ Seats held by women: 32/5 (in 2006)
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1963
Year of First Woman Elected: 1970
FRENCH POLYNESIAPOPULATION: 259,706 (2007)Female Population: 132,882
51%
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Territorial Assembly
Seats/ Seats held by women: 57/24
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1945
Year of First Woman Elected: ?
GUAMPOPULATION: 159,358 (2010)
Female Population:
0%Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT, United Airlines
Type of Government: Unicameral Legislature (Liheslaturan Guåhan)
Seats/ Seats held by women: 15/1
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1920 (US)
Year of First Woman Elected: 1981
KIRIBATIPOPULATION: 103,500 (2010)
Female Population:
0%Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Parliament (Maneaba Ni Maungatabu)
Seats/ Seats held by women: 46/4
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1967
Year of First Woman Elected: 2007
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Legislature (Nitijela)
Seats/ Seats held by women: 33/1
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1979
Year of First Woman Elected: 1993
POPULATION: 50,840 (1999)Female Population: 26,771
53%
NAURUPOPULATION: 9,233 (2006)Female Population: 5,010
54%Largest Employers: GOVERNMENT, Nauru Phosphate Company
Type of Government: Unicameral Parliament
Seats/ Seats held by women: 18/0
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1968
Year of First Woman Elected: 1986
NEW CALEDONIA
Largest Employer: Société Le Nickel (nickel mining)
Type of Government: Unicameral Territorial Congress
Seats/ Seats held by women: 54/24
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1945 (FR)
Year of First Woman Elected:
POPULATION: 245,580 (2009)Female Population: 124,619
51%
NIUE
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Legislative Assembly
Seats held by women: 20/3
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1893 (NZ)
Year of First Woman Elected: 2008
POPULATION: 1,625 (2006)Female Population: 738
45%
NORTHERNMARIANA ISLANDS
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Bicameral Legislature
House Seats/ Seats held by women: 20/0
Senate Seats/ Seats held by women: 9/0
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1920 (US)
Year of First Woman Elected: ?
POPULATION: 53,883 (2010)Female Population:
0%
PALAU
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Bicameral National Congress (Olbiil Era Kelulau)
House Seats/ Seats held by women: 16/2
Senate Seats/ Seats held by women: 9/2
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1979
Year of First Woman Elected: 1996
POPULATION: 19,907 (2005)Female Population: 9,589
48%
SOLOMONISLANDS
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral National Parliament
Seats/ Seats held by women: 50/1
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1974
Year of First Woman Elected: 1989
POPULATION: 515,870 (2009)Female Population: 266,676
52%
TOKELAU
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral General Fono
Seats/ Seats held by women: 20/0
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1893 (NZ)
Year of First Woman Elected: not yet….
POPULATION: 1,466 (2006)Female Population: 730
50%
TONGA
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea)
Seats/ Seats held by women: 32/1 (appointed)
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1960
Year of First Woman Elected: 2010 - appointed
POPULATION: 103,036 (2011)Female Population: 51,035
50%
TUVALU
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Parliament (Fale I Fono)
Seats/ Seats held by women: 15/1
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1967
Year of First Woman Elected: 1989
POPULATION: 9,561 (2002)Female Population: 5,625
59%
VANUATU
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Parliament
Seats/ Seats held by women: 52/1
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1980
Year of First Woman Elected: 1987
POPULATION: 234,023 (2009)Female Population: 123,221
53%
WALLIS & FUTUNA
Largest Employer: GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Unicameral Territorial Assembly
Seats/ Seats held by women: 20/?
Year of Universal Suffrage: 1945 (FR)
Year of First Woman Elected: ?
POPULATION: 13,445 (2008)Female Population: 6,647
49%
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Legislative Representation
Men Women
Representation in Government
• Website: Pacific Women in Politics www.pacwip.org/
• Website: Inter-Parliamentary Union www.ipu.org/
• Website: Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Statistics for Development www.spc.int/sdp/
• Website: Nationmaster www.nationmaster.com/
REFERENCES
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