Results for Women

International Women's Day was celebrated in Nuku'alofa today, with a call to ‘Build her skills’ and support women in technology training, by women from across government ministries, NGOs, the private sector and community with an event held in the Nuku'alofa CBD, hosted by the Women's Affairs and Gender Equality Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child this evening, is hosted by the Pacific Girl Reference Group members, at Tanoa International Hotel, with a film festival showcasing short films as well as archived programme videos highlighting issues for girls in the Pacific.

Women gathered in the Central Business District on 8 March to commemorate the International Women’s Day 2023 held under a theme, 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology for Gender Equality'. Tongatapu People's Representative Dulcie Tei said that the day is about acknowledging women’s achievements and these are what we can build upon to progress equality further in areas that lack women's representation and participation.

Women of the Church of Tonga were dressed in their finest outfits on 28 September for their annual 'Faka-Sepitema' roll call.

Thirty young women entered the Fale Alea 'of Tonga, for a “practice parliament” to celebrate the International Day of the Girl today, October 11. This week, the participants will debate their views in a parliamentary setting.

A virtual Pacific Islands Leadership Training School for Polynesian Women held by the US-based International Republican Institute was joined by aspiring women leaders from Tonga.

The findings of a recent survey on the impact of COVID-19 on hundreds of women in Tonga, conducted by the “Women and Children Crisis Centre”, are expected to be published at the end of the month.

Thirteen Tongan women leaders were named by the Fi-e-Fi-a ‘a Fafine Tonga (FFFT) to celebrate 2021 International Women’s Day and its theme,'Women in Leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world'.

A billboard displaying a Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) toll-free phone number to enable women and girls to access support services was launched in Pangai, Ha’apai, on 25 November.