Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Mereseini Vuniwaqa says Women now increasingly participate in all spheres of life and says it is a wonderful way to progress as a people and as a nation.
Vuniwaqa made these comments at the closing of the 2018 National Women's Expo adding that the economic empowerment of women is a critical corner stone to sustainable development goal five on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Vuniwaqa highlighted that this year 340 women earned more than $430,000 during the National Women's Expo.
In 2014, 1516 women earned $133,152, in 2015 , 570 women earned $314,133.20, while in 2017, 475 women earned $402,469.35.
Vuniwaqa says the end of the National Women's Expo means more women getting empowered, equipped with better knowledge, new experiences, more exposure, stronger ties with consumers and new found skills to go back and prepare not only for the next expo, but for a phase of change and new beginnings.
