Sistas, Let's Talk

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

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.

Hilda Wayne talks to women across the Pacific who are using traditional knowledge to combat the effects of climate change.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Hilda Wayne talks to some of the Pacific Island women living away from their partners for work or study.

Hilda Wayne talks to the trailblazing women behind the Pacific Island fashion movement.

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.

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? 

Hilda Wayne finds out why Pacific Island women are returning to the ancient practice of traditional tattooing.

Hilda Wayne finds out how Pacific Island women are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, uncovering stories of resilience and ingenuity.