Today, women are still in the minority across Vanuatu’s Police Department, but times are changing.

When Sergeant Bianca Simeon joined the Vanuata Police Maritime wing 11 years ago, she was their first woman recruit. Inspector Lili Joel is one of only two women superintendents, and Sera Bula Joseph is one of the rare women police engineers.

In the final episode of Island Voices, a three-part podcast series produced by the UN Office for Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS), Sergeant Simeon and her colleagues describe the challenges they face, and the commitment needed to succeed in the Police Force.