There’s a certain weight that comes with being from the Pacific right now - a knowing that our blue continent, once dismissed as ‘small...

"Woman to Woman: Notes from the Islands” is a heartfelt reflection on Pacific womanhood - exploring solidarity, self-worth, resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself, for the good of your village, and beyond.

Caught in the cycle of doing it all? The Overachiever Trap: Reflections from a Firstborn Daughter in the Pacific explores the unspoken pressures of perfection, duty, and identity faced by eldest daughters. A powerful personal lens on cultural expectations, ambition, and breaking free.

In the first part of this series, I spoke about Crenshaw and all the emotions evoked, from reading her research and thoughts on...

As a young Pacific woman navigating life in today’s world, I often find myself reflecting on the complexities of identity, race, and...

Explore how the blue tax can fund women-centred initiatives, thus driving empowerment and community resilience.

This is my view on transforming the pink tax into a blue tax. This blog emphasises the significance of gendered taxation and its impacts.

As a young Pacific woman of Solomon Islands (and i-Kiribati) descent, I am embarking on a journey to unravel the intricacies of my...

I sat through a Zoom meeting today on ' The Role of Traditional and Local Knowledge for Climate Resilience in Pacific Communities ' that...

So I took a pause from blogging - because, Life. And some huge career changes. ... Like resigning after working for ten (yes, I am also...

Maintaining cultural identity can be challenging in a world that is becoming increasingly globalised. However, for young professionals...

Yes I went there... have you read Dickens' book 'A Tale of Two Cities'? But I'm not speaking metaphorically throughout this blog on...

On my IG profile I declare myself many things - a book lover, a [newbie] crocheter - but most importantly, for me - a financial feminist....

In my previous blog I spoke of privilege, the 'Invisible Advantage' and 'Intentional Invisibility'. In the Pacific, as is the case across...

In my previous blog, I spoke of International Women's Day (or IWD) in retrospect and the changes that have happened this year alone. They...

2021: I really DID have high hopes for this year - not that I thought COVID would be over, but I hoped that we would be coming over the...

In my previous blog, I spoke about the translation of kleptocracy and used a case study of a fictional market vendor I called Mary to...

In my country (as is the case globally), every political choice our leaders make is simultaneously an economic act for the development...

Many of my blogs are reflections and thoughts I've written down over the years in a million notebooks and I've finally put my foot down...

In this blog, I wanted to discuss the insecurities of a young Pacific woman - particularly those of one that has recently graduated and...