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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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Women are increasingly becoming targets in sorcery accusation-related violence, and one woman has made it her life's mission to stamp it out. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 28th September 2022
When you educate a woman you educate a nation, however, in many parts of the Pacific it's still difficult to access a good education, because of distance, or the cost, or even family obligations.And when parents have to choose whether their sons or daughters will go to school, girls are still missing out.Fortunately, that is changing as more young parents are graduating from high school and university and bringing their knowledge back to their villages and communities.This week Sistas Let's Talk speaks to business and training leader Susil Nelson-Kongoi, education analyst Anne Pakoa and university students Leah Lowonbu and Yuri Hosei about the importance and challenges of keeping girls in school.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 7th November 2024
Having time off after giving birth not only gives new mums time to physically recover and bond with their baby, but it has significant health, economic and community impacts.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 27th February 2025
Our Pacific cultures are based on the community – and when it comes to meting out justice, customary law is often recognised within the legal system.This is where the whole family or village takes collective responsibility for an offender's actions and seeks to right the wrong directly with the victim and the victim's family.In fact, it's from these traditions that restorative justice has grown and is now successfully adopted across many parts of the western world.But what happens when it's a violent offence against an individual? And in particular women and children who often don't have a voice?Sistas, Let's Talk explores customary law and asks whether it's appropriate for dealing with sexual and gender-based violence.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on the 8th August 2024
Are more and more Pacific women getting off the sidelines and into the game? What drives them? How is sport an escape from the challenges they face as women? How important is it for girls in the Pacific to get involved in sport? We meet women from a range of countries, clubs and initiatives to learn about the opportunities created by sport, the barriers women and girls face in participation and the success stories from the grassroots to the world stage. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on the 31st August 2023
The urohs – a skirt with intricate embroidery – has cultural and economic significance to the women of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia.This passion is shared by many of us women across the Pacific, whether it's a mu'u mu'u, a meri blouse, a puletasi or an island dress.This clothing was introduced by missionaries for so-called modesty, but since then women have embraced it and made it their own.But as our fashion industry grows, so do the threats.Mass production overseas is creating a new challenge for the urohs, while other parts of the Pacific face the theft of motifs and icons.How do we protect this fashion that's become part of our culture?Hear from Dr Emelihter Kihleng, who did her PhD dissertation on the Pohnpei skirt and her first published collection of poems is entitled Urohs.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on the 1st August 2024
The Pacific region, has some of the highest rates of gender-based abuse in the world.Far too many women suffer physical and sexual violence at the hands of a family member or a former spouse.But domestic abuse is not just physical. It can come in the form of emotional abuse — like controlling behaviour, isolation, and insults intended to damage a woman's state of mind.This week on Sistas Let's Talk, Natasha Meten speaks to survivor and advocate Alicia Sahib, human rights defender Anne Pakoa and Renata Netaf from the Bible Society of the South Pacific.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on14th November 2024
Grandmothers are not only a great source of wisdom and traditional knowledge, they also play a nurturing and vital role in our lives.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 6th February 2025
When the only social security available is the extended family, women can be left financially vulnerable with the death or divorce of their husband. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 16th November 2022
While the film industry is notoriously difficult for women and people of colour to break into, there are female filmmakers from the Pacific using the medium to tell important and beautiful Pacific stories.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 16th January 2025
Most women suffer from period pain, but the majority simply push through it. How different would women’s lives be if they gave period pain the care and treatment it deserves. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 7th September 2023
In the Marshall Islands, a baby turning one is a big celebration. It’s known as the kemem. The occasion is usually marked with a big gathering with lots of food and entertainment, perhaps a live band or a DJ along with traditional singing. There can be themes, rides and t-shirts bearing the baby’s face plus gifts for all the guests. But this tradition comes from an important place. Sistas, Let’s Talk learns about the customs and history when it comes to the kemem as well as post-partum practices of Marshallese women. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 12th October 2023
Hilda Wayne explores why fewer Pacific Island women are using birth control today.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 6th April 2022
Have you heard of the Haus Man? In Papua New Guinea, it's a ceremonial house for men only where rules are made to keep peace and harmony in the village.But if no women are allowed, how can these decisions be in the best interests of women? And could there be another way?The Haus Meri is an important space for women, and there's a growing movement to see it gain a political voice both at the community and the national level.In this episode, three women talk about how the old can blend with the new.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 18th July 2024
What do you know about perimenopause? I would guess not very much. And that’s because we never speak about it – and that’s not just in the Pacific. It’s worldwide. But Sistas, Let’s Talk is going to break it down for you and find out everything you need to know about the changes our bodies can go through in the lead up to menopause…. As well as why it’s so important to know about them.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 19th October 2023
Growing up in the Pacific Island culture, one of the many commandments we have to live by is to respect our elders. At times this means dealing with certain members of family that we just have to tolerate for the rest of our lives - - our overbearing aunties.But, of course, we do more than just, tolerate them. We adore them, we look up to them, and we love them. And most of all, we obey them. ABC broadcasters Seiuli Salamasina von Reiche and Agnes Tupou share what made their aunties so special and how being an aunty has shaped them. This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 17th October 2024
For many girls in the Pacific, talking about menstruation, sex and childbirth is so taboo that their mothers are not the ones to explain it to them.But understanding sex is vital for so many reasons.If you don't know about sex, you can't know about sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.So how can we encourage people to have more open conversations about sex?This week on Sistas Let's Talk, Natasha Meten speaks to Rachael Tommbe from the Meri Lida Project, a program that trains women in peri-urban communities to talk about sexual reproductive health, so that they can share this vital information with their peers in rural villages.She also speaks to Youth Nursing Officer Primrose Famane about why women should seek help if they experience painful sex.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 21st November 2024
With gender-based violence an inherent problem within many families and communities across the Pacific, how do we teach men to respect girls and women?This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 12th April 2023
Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who are the eldest sister in their family about the challenges and rewards of this unique role.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 21st June 2022
Bringing a baby into the world is one of the most important things a woman can do, and for millennia this experience has been shrouded in rituals designed to keep both the mother and baby safe.But in the 21st century, ancient birthing traditions have given way to lifesaving medical support.This week, Sistas Let's Talk examines the contrasting experiences of Pacific women in developing counties and colonised countries.In one place there are women who feel so disconnected from their culture that they seek out a traditional birthing experience, and in the other, the fight is to access modern medicine.This week's episode of Sistas, Let's Talk is a repeat of the show broadcast on 9th May 2024
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