Tonga to explore parliamentary quotas for women Featured
'Ana Bing Fonua spoke at Tonga Chamber of Commerce Meeting
2 May, 2016. Tonga's government is exploring ways it can increase the number of women participating in politics.
There are currently no female MPs and there have only been a handful of women in both local body and national politics.
In the lead-up to June's town and district officer elections, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been holding workshops to encourage women to particpate.
The Ministry's Chief Executive Mary Bing-Fonua says the government is looking at various options and examples across the region.
"We will definitely look at how Samoa uses temporary special measures and quotas and other examples as well. We are hoping that at the local elections, thereafter we would be able to look into who could help us, give us options to be considered."
The chief executive of the Ministry of Internal and Women's Affairs, 'Ana Bing-Fonua.
RNZI
6 comments
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Kuo ha e temokalati ia kuo toe ai quota makehe ai maa haa fafine? Tuku pe ihe sipinga lolotonga he koe fkava pe system quota koe demand ia ae kulupu vale moe poto, fkleiti, fksiasi, OTA moe ha fua ke ai mo enau quota, pea mooni leva e lau, e kota ataa e falealea ikai lava ha ngaue ia.
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Malo si'i kau fefine e kikivi. Kou fokotu'u atu ki he kau ngaue a e Fale Alea, ke tuku'i mai ha FO'I LAO FAKAANGAANGA ke debate ai e kau fefine pea ai ke live ke lava ke fuatautau atu e he kakai pe 'oku nau meimei folinga ki he fa'ahinga ngaue ni pe 'ikai. Pea ka a'u kiai 'oku 'ikai kenau ma'u ha vaeua e taha e debate a e kakai tangata, mou kataki finematu'a mou ngata pe aa he la'ula'u 'i falelalanga 'oku moluu ee
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Oku aonga ia ke uluaki lele haanau feauhi debate anautolu ha mahina e 3 i ha fuu hall pea live ke fanongo e kakai pe ku nau feunga, na'a nau manga hake kinautolu ki Fale Alea 'o fulihi e fonua o alu fo'ohifo.
Pea kemou manatu'i 'oku tau takitaha pe he tufa, na kuo fe'unga pe ho tufa 'ou kau fefine he me'a 'oku mou lolotonga fakahoko na'a fu'u lahi hoo kakapa kae iai hano anga. -
I have reservations about having special 'quotas' for any gender as it is contradictory to the idea of being 'democratically elected'. Why look at how Samoa is doing theirs? Think big. Our women can do a lot better in regard to this issue.
Women of Tonga, rather then "campaigning as a woman", you should consider "campaigning as the best person for the job". You'll win all hearts and soul! Both women and men will vote for you! -
Fai mo fa'u ha LAO 'o fakahu ki he Fale Alea ke fuhu'i ai. Toe loloa e takai holo ia koena he workshop mo e ha fua, fakapaaki e fo'i me'a ia o toki malanga'i ai, fakatonutonu mo fakakakato e Sihova kapau ko ha me'a totonu ke hoko.
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Koe ha e 'uhinga e fo'i 'aliaki tu'umaumau ia 'ae ki'i CEO ta'etaukei ko ena. Koe taha ena ha fo'i fakakaukau ta'efakatemokalati, pea tuku e fa'ifa'itaki ia ki Ha'amoa he 'oku 'ikai tatau a Tonga mo Ha'amoa. 'Asinga ai 'ene heka atu he kapa'i kote 'o Sovaleni mo Vakata 'o ma'u fakatafa'aki ai e ngaue ko ena mo 'ene toe 'ai me'a noa'ia. Kuo ha e taukave'i ia e tatau 'ae fefine moe tangata (gender equity) kuo nau toe holi ai ke 'ai e me'a makehe ma'ae kakai fefine. Kapau leva 'oku mou fie equal moe kakai tangata pea mou play on level field, mou o 'o campaign pea mou feinga ke mou convince homou kakai fefine ke fili 'ia kimoutolu. Koena na'e kau a Ana Bing he fili falealea na'e toki 'osi pea hala ke fili ai e kakai fefine, koe mahino mai ai 'oku pehe mai 'ehe kakai fefine 'oku te'eki ke mou taimi ke taki he fonua. Kuo lea mai e kakai fefine he fili falealea 'oku nau kei loto pe ke fakafofonga a tangata, pea koe temokalati mo'oni ia. Koe ha ho'omou toe ki'i holi fakapalataha 'a moutolu ke 'ai homou ki'i quota makehe? 'Alu mu'a ki'i CEO 'o feinga'i e sipoti moe culture ke mo'ui kae tuku e 'ai me'a noa'ia moe fakapiko.