Cathy Nori is one of just three women elected to Solomon Islands’ 50-seat parliament in last month’s election
Incoming Solomon Islands MP Cathy Nori says she has proved she is ‘capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to men’.Incoming Solomon Islands MP Cathy Nori says she has proved she is ‘capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to men’.n the final days of her election campaign, Cathy Nori considered giving up.
Nori says that after a decades-long career in transport, shipping and logistics, she aspired to enter politics. She worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Women Rights Action Movement says the underrepresentation of women in politics is due to a range of factors including cultural beliefs that the role of women should be limited to the home, religious norms and a lack of education.
“In Isabel province, the cultural norm places women primarily in the kitchen within the household. One of my greatest challenges was demonstrating to both men and women that I could rise above these expectations,” Nori says.Solomon Islands has a population of about 700,000 people spread across many islands. It is one of the poorest countries in the Pacific and relies on development aid from countries including Australia and China for support.
“People endure arduous journeys from mountainous terrains to coastal areas. This plight has plagued Isabel province for decades,” Nori says.
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