Contributing to national and regional efforts to progress gender equality through the promotion of women’s leadership, support for gender mainstreaming, education and advancing the human rights of women and girls.  

This thematic area captures HRSD’s work across multiple levels to optimise outcomes for women and girls. In promoting gender equality, HRSD works with national governments, regional stakeholders, CSOs, rights holders, and other teams and Divisions within SPC. HRSD is a key regional player in promoting and implementing initiatives to promote gender equality, for example through the Pacific Women Lead (PWL) programme. PWL is at the heart of SPC’s gender equality work. This thematic area contributes to Objectives 1, 2 and 4.  

Projects with relevant activities:

• Pacific Girl
• Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girl (PPEVAWG) Phase 1 - Social Citizenship Education
• Pacific Partnership to End Violence Against Women and Girl (PPEVAWG) Phase 2 - Social Citizenship Education
• Pacific People Advancing Change (PPAC)
• Pacific Women Lead at SPC
• Pacific Youth Engagement, Empowerment and Economic Pathways (PYEEEP)
• Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance programme (PROJECT Governance)
• Regional Working Group on the Implementation of Family Protection / Domestic Violence Legislation