Despite culture being the bedrock of our identity as Solomon Islanders, it never supports the idea of equality in Parliament.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare made the statement during the award ceremony for recipients of the 2016 Secondary School Essay Competition on Women’s Leadership and Political Participation in Honiara.
“Our traditional and cultural systems which although is the bedrock of our identity as Solomon Islanders and the foundation upon which every Solomon Islander views the world sadly reinforces the notion that Parliament is the domain of the patriarch. And yet the connection between an increase in the number of women in Parliament and the advancement of policies and poverty alleviation, healthcare, child care, education and economic sustainability is obvious all around the world.”
