Sistas, Let's Talk

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

In the Pacific, talking about sex is a big taboo topic – but clear and open discussions can benefit everyone. 

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

From giving up a corporate gig to making a personal brand international to growing vanilla: social media has helped these Pacific women do it all

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

The best chance of survival from breast cancer is with early diagnosis, so you can receive life-saving treatment, but this doesn't happen for many Pacific women. 

Sistas, Let’s Talk is a show for women across the Pacific region.

It's easier than ever to test for the virus that causes cervical cancer and more screening programs means fewer women will die from this preventable cancer.

Over 87 episodes of Sistas, Let's Talk, women across the Pacific have shared their stories about health, lifestyle and culture.

Financial literacy is something many of us grapple with, but meet the Pacific women meeting this head on and changing their lives 

Women now make up almost half of the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia since the church began ordaining women in the 1970s.  

Giving birth isn't always straightforward, and sometimes things can go wrong.  But a growing movement of pregnant women and midwives across Papua New Guinea are educating themselves via social media to reduce the rates of birth trauma. 

Descendants of Australia's South Sea Islander community are reclaiming their identity, learning the stories of their ancestors and re-connecting with extended family via social media.

Work programs like the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme promise opportunities that can be really appealing.

Pioneer fautasi skipper Vaimasenu'u Zita Sefo-Martel became the first female long-boat skipper in the traditional men's sport of fautasi racing

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?

Over the past 20 years, an influx of guns and a general breakdown in traditional rules has seen tribal violence in Papua New Guinea escalate.    

Beauty pageant are a big deal in the Pacific region, and many consider them to be a celebration of culture and identity. But allegations of racism against Melanesian contestants have plagued the competitions. Hilda Wayne talks to former winners of Pacific beauty pageants to find out what the world of Pacific beauty pageants is really like.

In the Pacific, talking about sex is a big taboo topic – but clear and open discussions can benefit everyone. 

We live in a world that is increasingly dominated by a western way of life, so it is important to nurture language, culture and beliefs. 

Agriculture is one of the main economic pillars for Pacific countries, and too often women do the hard labour with little or no financial say. Not anymore.   

The best chance of survival from breast cancer is with early diagnosis, so you can receive life-saving treatment, but this doesn't happen for many Pacific women.