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Women in Fiji
Native Fijian women, 1935.
Gender Inequality Index[1]
Value
0.318 (2021)
Rank
77th out of 191
Global Gender Gap Index[2]
Value
0.676 (2022)
Rank
106th out of 146
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Women in Fiji live in or are from the Republic of Fiji. On March 8, 2007, The Fiji Times ONLINE described Fijian women as playing an important role in the fields of economic and social development in Fijian society. The women of the Republic of Fiji are the "driving force" in health service as nurses and medical doctors. They are also key players and managers in the tourism and entertainment industries, as well as teachers in the field of education.[3]
According Vilimaina Rakaseta "the presence of very young children and larger family sizes contribute to the low level of labour force participation of Fijian and Indian women in Fiji."[4] By culture and tradition, a woman in Fiji lives in a paternalistic and patriarchal society wherein she has a secondary role at home performing household chores that include cooking meals and cleaning the house. As community and village members women are treated as subservient to men.[5]
^"Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^"Global Gender Gap Report 2022" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^"Roles women play". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^Rakaseta, Vilimaina L. "Women's work and fertility in Fiji" (PDF). Pacific Health Dialog Vol. 2 No. 1. Original Papers. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
^"The traditional Fijian". Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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