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Country Gender Assessment of Fiji

This country gender assessment (CGA) analyzes the progress of Fiji toward achieving gender equality across different social, economic, and political spheres. The report brings together existing gender-related research, data, and policy documents to present evidence-based information relevant to key socioeconomic sectors. The development of the CGA has been a collaborative process involving multiple stakeholders. The findings and information from the CGA will be used to raise awareness and support new and ongoing efforts to promote gender equality. The lead agencies for the CGA—the Strategic Planning Office of the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Women, Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation—will ensure that the CGA findings are widely communicated and that recommendations are implemented through relevant mechanisms. Fiji has made a number of specific international and national commitments to gender equality, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the revised Pacific Platform for Action, and the national gender policy. Gender equality is also identified as a goal in national strategic planning documents. Despite these commitments and good progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals related to gender equality, gender bias remains a challenge across various sectors and gender-based violence is prevalent.

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