Pacific Women Lead (PWL) is a new Pacific regional development program funded by the Australian Government, which commenced in 2021 for an initial period of five years. With a budget of $170m drawn from the Australian Government’s aid budget, it is focused on supporting Pacific women and girls, in all their diversity, to be safe and equitably share in resources, opportunities and decision-making with men and boys.
The Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services is focused on supporting Pacific women and girls, in all their diversity, to be safe and equitably share in resources, opportunities and decision-making with men and boys. Building on the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development (Pacific Women) initiative, it aims to bring new emphasis to strengthening regional action and architecture in support of gender equality.