Decolonising Hair in the Pacific
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who are embracing their natural hair and in doing so celebrating their heritage and culture.
Oct 22, 2021•30 min
Sistas, Let's Talk
Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region. Each week, host Natasha Meten talks to inspirational women about the issues affecting them, and discusses how to navigate modern life as a Pacific Island woman.
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Episodes
Cervical Cancer in the Pacific
Hilda Wayne hears inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories from the frontlines of the Pacific region’s cervical cancer crisis.
Oct 15, 2021•30 min
"Mama, there's always hope": How one woman battled cervical cancer, while pregnant, during COVID-19
A cervical cancer diagnosis in the Pacific is almost certainly a death-sentence for women. For Monica Bowden-Kerby, her battle with cancer has taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst pregnant, and in a country that offers no radiation therapy.
Oct 15, 2021•7 min
Breaking Up: Pacific Island women and divorce
Hilda Wayne learns why it can be difficult for Pacific Island women to leave abusive and unhealthy relationships, and gets insights from those who have done it successfully.
Oct 08, 2021•30 min
One woman's battle against Pacific cultural norms to leave her 20-year marriage
In order to leave her ex-husband, Agnes Mek had to fight against bride price, discrimination and expectations of women from both sides of her marriage.
Oct 08, 2021•8 min
Pacific Women and the Spirit World
Hilda Wayne hears how Pacific Island women are reclaiming their pre-Christian spiritual traditions.
Oct 01, 2021•30 min
How a terrifying spiritual experience led one woman to connect Tongan culture and western medicine
After being hospitalised for "delusions", Karlo Mila discovered how Tongan spirituality is alive and well today
Oct 01, 2021•7 min
Giving Birth in remote Papua New Guinea
Hilda Wayne hears the shocking and inspiring stories of the women giving birth in remote parts of Papua New Guinea, and the women healthcare workers who help them and their babies.
Sep 24, 2021•30 min
Meet one of the women working to reduce childbirth complications in remote PNG
Nurse Mary Nema is a midwife from Western Province in PNG, who will do almost anything to make sure pregnant women and babies get the best care.
Sep 24, 2021•4 min
You have to see it to be it
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who have bravely paved the way for a new generation of girls pursuing their dreams.
Sep 17, 2021•30 min
Pacific Women in trades
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women breaking stereotypes by working as tradies and gets the inside story on what it’s like to be the only woman on the work site.
Sep 10, 2021•30 min
Pacific Women fighting Period Poverty
Hilda Wayne breaks taboos by talking about periods and the challenges faced by women and girls who can’t access sanitary products in the Pacific. She hears from the inspiring women fighting to ensure girls and women have access to sanitary products so they can participate fully in school, work and social events.
Sep 03, 2021•30 min
Pacific Women in small business
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who have started businesses about how they did it, and why it’s so valuable for women to become part of the economy.
Aug 27, 2021•30 min
Traditional Pacific Food Revival
Across the Pacific, a movement is underway to get back to the traditional recipes of generations past. Hilda Wayne hears from the women reclaiming traditional foods and shares some delicious recipes along the way.
Aug 20, 2021
Pacific Women and Mental Health
Hilda Wayne breaks down the taboos around mental health in the Pacific. She hears from the brave women living in the Pacific with mental health issues, and the doctors and experts leading the way in the fight for better treatment options.
Aug 13, 2021•30 min
The Grass Ceiling: Pacific Women in Sport
Hilda Wayne talks to the women athletes and sports leaders across the Pacific who are breaking through the Grass Ceiling and into the world’s top sporting arenas.
Aug 06, 2021•30 min
Eco Warriors: Pacific Women fighting climate change
Hilda Wayne talks to women across the Pacific who are using traditional knowledge to combat the effects of climate change.
Jul 30, 2021•30 min
Pacific Women Finding Love
Hilda Wayne talks to match makers, relationship experts and ordinary Pacific Island women about what love means to them, and how ideas of love have changed over the generations in the Pacific region.
Jul 23, 2021•30 min
Women and Obesity in the Pacific
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women and health experts about food, culture, body image, health and self esteem in a region with the world’s highest levels of obesity.
Jul 16, 2021•30 min
Found in Translation: Women keeping Pacific languages alive
Hilda Wayne talks to experts and Pacific women about why we often don’t pass on our mother tongue to our kids when English, Tok Pisin, Bislama and other dominant languages are required for education and work. Is there a future for our many rich and unique Pacific languages? Or will they slowly die out?
Jul 09, 2021•30 min
Could relationships be contributing to the loss of Indigenous languages across Vanuatu?
A Vanuatu educator is calling on women to teach children their mother tongues, and help protect the country's linguistic diversity
Jul 09, 2021•5 min
Pacific Women Surviving Gender Based Violence
Hilda Wayne talks to survivors, activists and change makers about why the Pacific is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, and what Pacific women are doing to make a safer world for their daughters and granddaughters.
Jul 02, 2021•30 min
'I didn’t know that I was in an abusive relationship': Alicia Sahib's journey to family violence advocate
Alicia Sahib has turned her experience of family violence into a catalyst to tackle the problem in Papua New Guinea
Jul 02, 2021•9 min
Absent Partners: Pacific Island couples living apart
Hilda Wayne talks to some of the Pacific Island women living away from their partners for work or study.
Jun 25, 2021•30 min
Pacific Island Women in Fashion
Hilda Wayne talks to the trailblazing women behind the Pacific Island fashion movement.
Jun 18, 2021•30 min
Pacific Women in Politics
Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific region’s most influential women leaders to find out how they beat the odds to become political leaders in a region with the worst levels of female representation in the world, and what can be done to bring more women into Pacific politics.
Jun 11, 2021•30 min
Bride Price: How are modern women across the Pacific dealing with it?
Hilda Wayne looks into the contentious issue of Bride Price – is it a harmful practice or is it a celebration of two families coming together?
Jun 04, 2021•30 min
Women and Traditional Tattoos: A New Era
Hilda Wayne finds out why Pacific Island women are returning to the ancient practice of traditional tattooing.
May 28, 2021•30 min
Women in the time of Covid
Hilda Wayne finds out how Pacific Island women are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, uncovering stories of resilience and ingenuity.
May 21, 2021•30 min
Sistas, Let’s Get Talking
Hilda Wayne welcomes you to the first episode of Sistas, Let’s Talk, a show all about amplifying the voices of women from across the Pacific.
May 13, 2021•30 min
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