Marion Wybourn Ward
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 44
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One of the monographs in a series which reports on the National Centre for Development Studies project Pacific 2010. Examines the status of women in the Solomon Islands and outlines measures underway to address women's subordination. Issues such as women and education, employment, unemployment, self-employment and work in subsistence agriculture are examined. The author argues that while women make a significant contribution to the growth and development of the economy in the Solomon Islands, sweeping changes are necessary at all levels of government to address the status of women. Includes six tables of figures and a list of references. The author is a consultant who has carried out a number of studies concerning the advancement of women in developing and developed countries and has worked in most South Pacific countries.