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Sistas, Let's Talk

Radio Australia•www.abc.net.au
Society & Culture
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

Dissing the sistas

Not too long ago, a clip from an Australian podcast went on viral on TikTok when a prominent personality used his platform to make fun of Pacific women. The fallout was swift. Women from around the globe have started calling out a growing number of Pacific men who go on social media to denigrate Pacific women. This week, Hilda Wayne finds out why there are some men who are happy to punch down on women and whether it's an extension of what we see in the Pacific, where gender-based violence and ha...

Jan 04, 2023•30 min

How the Black Sistaz use music as activism

The Black Sistaz were born without a state when their parents fled West Papua for the Netherlands, and now they use music to speak out against Indonesian rule

Dec 07, 2022•30 min

Cheating: Should I stay or should I go?

What stops a woman from leaving her cheating partner? Forgiveness? Love? Or is it more about finances, stigma and community expectations?

Oct 26, 2022•30 min

Access to safe abortion

Babies can be a joy, and family means a lot to our Pacific culture, but each year, tens of thousands of women in the Pacific face the difficult choices that come with an unplanned pregnancy.

Oct 19, 2022•30 min

How rituals help in mourning

Losing a loved one is one of life's most traumatic experiences, and specific rituals have evolved over time to help ease that pain.

Oct 12, 2022•30 min

Do we have a drinking problem?

Studies show many western women are drinking too much. In some cases, they now drink as much as men. But is this also the case in the Pacific?

Sep 21, 2022•30 min

Giving birth during natural disasters

Bringing a baby into the world is meant to be a joyous occasion but imagine going through this during a natural disaster. With the impacts of climate change, more pregnant women and newborns will be affected.

Sep 14, 2022•30 min

Tackling illiteracy: How these women transformed their lives

When women haven't been able to finish school, the impacts of illiteracy are enormous and affects the entire family's health and wellbeing. But a growing number are taking adult classes and their transformation is mindblowing.

Sep 07, 2022•30 min

Women behind bars in the Pacific

Hilda Wayne speaks to a woman who served time behind bars in Fiji and finds out from women offering on-the-ground support what the path to rehabilitation involves.

Aug 24, 2022•30 min

Dissing the sistas

Some Pacific men are using social media platforms to punch down on Pacific women

Jul 20, 2022•30 min

Lazy men in the Pacific

Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women about the lazy men in their lives and how the gendered division of labour contributes to the problem.

Jun 22, 2022•30 min
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