The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID.

The 'Pacific gender update panel' consisted of:

• Peter Forau, from the Melanesian Spearhead Group, presenting on 'Women's disempowerment in Melanesia'
• Susan Ferguson, acting Principal Sector Specialist for Gender Equality at AusAID, presenting on 'Australia's Pacific gender initiative'
• Andrea Iffland, Regional Director of the Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office of the ADB, presenting on 'Economic empowerment of woman - experiences of the Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI)'
• Amanda Jupp, Project Manager at Coffey International Development, 'Women’s economic empowerment: Pacific lessons from the Enterprise Challenge Fund'

Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://crawford.anu.edu.au/devpolicy/events

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