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Hilda Wayne explores why fewer Pacific Island women are using birth control today.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 6th April 2022
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Have you heard of the Haus Man? In Papua New Guinea, it's a ceremonial house for men only where rules are made to keep peace and harmony in the village.
But if no women are allowed, how can these decisions be in the best interests of women? And could there be another way?
The Haus Meri is an important space for women, and there's a growing movement to see it gain a political voice both at the community and the national level.
In this episode, three women talk about how the old can blend with the new.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 18th July 2024
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What do you know about perimenopause? I would guess not very much. And that’s because we never speak about it – and that’s not just in the Pacific. It’s worldwide. But Sistas, Let’s Talk is going to break it down for you and find out everything you need to know about the changes our bodies can go through in the lead up to menopause…. As well as why it’s so important to know about them.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 19th October 2023
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Growing up in the Pacific Island culture, one of the many commandments we have to live by is to respect our elders. At times this means dealing with certain members of family that we just have to tolerate for the rest of our lives - - our overbearing aunties.But, of course, we do more than just, tolerate them. We adore them, we look up to them, and we love them. And most of all, we obey them. ABC broadcasters Seiuli Salamasina von Reiche and Agnes Tupou share what made their aunties so special and how being an aunty has shaped them.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 17th October 2024
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For many girls in the Pacific, talking about menstruation, sex and childbirth is so taboo that their mothers are not the ones to explain it to them.
But understanding sex is vital for so many reasons.
If you don't know about sex, you can't know about sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.
So how can we encourage people to have more open conversations about sex?
This week on Sistas Let's Talk, Natasha Meten speaks to Rachael Tommbe from the Meri Lida Project, a program that trains women in peri-urban communities to talk about sexual reproductive health, so that they can share this vital information with their peers in rural villages.
She also speaks to Youth Nursing Officer Primrose Famane about why women should seek help if they experience painful sex.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 21st November 2024
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With gender-based violence an inherent problem within many families and communities across the Pacific, how do we teach men to respect girls and women?
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 12th April 2023
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Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who are the eldest sister in their family about the challenges and rewards of this unique role.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 21st June 2022
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Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most important things a woman can do, and for millennia this experience has been shrouded in rituals designed to keep both the mother and baby safe.
But in the 21st century, ancient birthing traditions have given way to lifesaving medical support.
This week, Sistas Let's Talk examines the contrasting experiences of Pacific women in developing counties and colonised countries.
In one place there are women who feel so disconnected from their culture that they seek out a traditional birthing experience, and in the other, the fight is to access modern medicine.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 9th May 2024
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Child protection workers in the Pacific are seeing increased reports of child abuse including sexual abuse.
According to a recent study by Save the Children, more than, 80% of the child protection workers who were surveyed in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji said emotional, physical and sexual violence had increased or significantly increased in their country.
When it comes to sexual violence in the Pacific, the majority of reported victims under 16 are girls, and the perpetrator is someone they know.
When atrocities happen too often in a community, people don't feel that they have the power to stop them.
Sistas Let's Talk examines what it will take for communities to work together to bring an end to child abuse?
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 6th June 2024
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PNG Women's Doctor, Lynda Sirigoi, comes across a common problem – many of her patients simply don't know about their own female anatomy and how it works. In the Pacific, these open discussions can be hampered by taboo or religion. But without them, women and girls can face anything from being unprepared for their first period, to making uninformed decisions when it comes to health and reproductive choices...Not to mention disempowerment. So, how do we start these sacred conversations? And who do we start them with?
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 7th December 2023
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More than ninety-five per cent of the popular music made in the last decade was produced by men.
That's according to a 2022 study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in the United States. So where are all of the talented women in the music industry?
What does it take to break through and gain recognition, not to mention earn a living as a woman in the music industry? Especially in the Pacific where it's already so hard to gain global recognition.
Sistas Let's Talk examines the ways that the gender imbalance in the music industry is being addressed.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 11th April 2024
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It's easier than ever to test for the virus that causes cervical cancer and more screening programs means fewer women will die from this preventable cancer.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 8th June 2023
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All over the world, dating apps have changed the way people get together, but is that happening in the Pacific?
Or are there just too many logistical and cultural barriers for online dating to take hold in the region?
When Natasha Yalo, a woman from Papua New Guinea living in Cairns, went looking for love on a dating app she found it hard to meet men from her culture.
So she decided to try creating her own app especially for people from PNG.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 25th April 2024
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The best chance of survival from breast cancer is with early diagnosis, so you can receive life-saving treatment, but this doesn't happen for many Pacific women.
This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 1st March 2023
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When the Bougainville conflict erupted in 1988, Rose Pihei was living away from her village on the south of the island.
After the conflict – which led to killed 20000 people and saw many more displaced – Rose saw the crucial role women played in rebuilding their communities.
Inspired to create lasting change, she co-founded the Bougainville Women's Federation, empowering women and fostering peace in the region.
Rose speaks to Natasha Meten on Sistas Let's Talk about the future for women in the autonomous region of Bougainville.
This edition of Sistas, Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 13th June 2024
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Women-led tourism operators in the Pacific show how small-scale community-based tourism is possible, even with the most modest of beginnings.
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