BY JOY OFASIA
THE Solomon Islands Women in Nius Network (SIWINN) hosted a breakfast event at the Heritage Park Hotel last Friday to mark the 16 Days of Activism campaign, focusing on ending violence against women and girls.
The event, supported by PACMAS and ABC Australia, emphasized the importance of both media and society in combating violence and fostering gender equality.
Australian High Commission’s Development Counsellor Tristan Armstrong delivered a powerful keynote, stressing the global impact of gender-based violence, which affects 736 million women worldwide.
“We must take this issue very seriously and start to make a change because change will happen,” he said.
He called for urgent action to achieve gender equality and empower societies economically in the Solomon Islands.
SIWINN President Dorothy Wickham highlighted the role of female journalists in raising awareness through their professional work.
“The event reminds female journalists to keep the focus of ending violence against women and girls in the minds of people, through their professional work and in their personal lives,” she said.
She also acknowledged male journalists’ responsibility to support their female colleagues facing violence.
