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Women 'quietly
making there mark'
 Pacific Islands women are quietly making their mark on male politics.
"There is no doubt that women in the region have generally struggled to find their place in Pacific parliaments. Gendered divisions within many Pacific communities often mean women are expected to uphold more passive, domestic roles with Pacific men seen as agents of public and political transformation," reports Nicole George, a lecturer in peace and conflict studies at the University of Queensland.
"But contrary to Ms Bishop's assertion, quotas or other electoral mechanisms which provide women with guaranteed access to parliamentary seats do play a role in changing these community attitudes in the Pacific.
"The result has been a significant increase in women’s electoral representation rising from 17% to 46% in the Congrès de Nouvelle Calédonie and 12% to 48% in the Assemblée de Polynésie."
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