Pionie Boso is a women's rights activist from the Solomon Islands, who was awarded an International Women of Courage Award in 2011 for her work towards ending gender-based violence in the country.
Pionie Boso | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Solomon Islands |
| Employer | Women's Rights Action Movement |
| Awards | International Women of Courage (2011) |
Career
editBoso worked for the Solomon Islands government in the Ministry of Women, Youth and Children, in the role policy officer for the End Violence Against Women (EVAW) program.[1][2][3] In 2009 she led the first national domestic violence survey in the Solomon Islands, which demonstrated that 64% of women aged 16 to 49 had experienced sexual or physical violence.[4] In 2016 the Solomon Islands launched its inaugural Family Protection Act, which was a direct result of the survey.[5] In 2011 she was awarded an International Women of Courage Award for her work on and leadership of the national domestic violence survey.[6]
As of 2021, Boso was program manager for the Women's Rights Action Movement, an advocacy organisation for women based in the Solomon Islands.[4][7] She has been outspoken about the lack of political representation of women in the government of the Solomon Islands,[8] stating that:
"So far we have only managed to get one woman sitting at the highest level of parliament…you can’t compete with 49 men in the room and only one woman to influence the kind of change that needs to take place in Solomon Islands."
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "SOLOMON ISLANDS: Solomon Men Learning Wisely to Respect Women | PeaceWomen". 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Solomon Islands Country Gender Assessment. Asian Development Bank. 2015-11-01. ISBN 978-92-9257-227-3.
- ^ "Stop Violence Activism Starts - Solomon Times Online". 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ a b c "The new Act finally making domestic violence illegal in Solomon Islands | IWDA". 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ "3 feminist sHEROes driving the women's movement across Asia Pacific | IWDA". 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Jansen, Henriette (2011). Swimming Against the Tide: Lessons Learned from Field Research on Violence Against Women in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati (PDF). UNFPA.
- ^ "Women in Central Province Meet to Address Challenges - Solomon Times Online". 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Our Voice: Women's Participation & Influence in Local Decision Making (PDF). Women's Action for Voice and Empowerment. 2018.