Countries: Fiji
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"18.8 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Fiji
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"(1) A married woman shall in accordance with the provisions of this Act be capable of acquiring, holding and disposing by will or otherwise of any real or personal property as her separate property in the same manner as if she were a feme sole without the intervention of any trustee. (2) A married woman shall be capable of entering into and rendering herself liable in respect of and to the extent of her separate property on any contract and of suing and being sued, either in contract or in tort or otherwise, in all respects as if she were a feme sole, and her husband need not be joined...more

Countries: Fiji
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Women’s Property Act, Sec. 3(2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Companies Act, Secs. 20-24. According...more

Countries: Fiji
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Inheritance (Family Provisions) Act of 2004, Sec. 3.

Countries: Fiji
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"Most Indian Fijians, who account for 37 percent of the total population, are Hindu, while an estimated 20 percent are Muslim and 6 percent Christian" (2).

Countries: Fiji
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"The Committee notes with concern that women are frequently excluded from access to financial assets or bank accounts..." (13). "The Committee refers to its general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women and recommends that the State party:...(d) Amend legislation to ensure that all rural women have equal access with men to land ownership; (e) Protect rural women from land grabbing and ensure that their prior informed consent and adequate benefit-sharing arrangements are required in any decisions regarding agreements on the lease or sale of land" (14).

Countries: Fiji
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1

"Women have full rights of inheritance and property ownership by law, but local authorities often excluded them from the decision-making process on disposition of indigenous communal land, which constituted more than 80 percent of all land. Women have the right to a share in the distribution of indigenous land-lease proceeds, but authorities seldom recognized this right" (17).

Countries: Fiji
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"In the event of divorce, the Family Law Amendment Decree 2012 allows for the consideration of a spouse’s non-financial contributions to a marriage when considering the distribution of property and asset" (5).

Countries: Fiji
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1

"Rural women face significant barriers to accessing, controlling and owning land as traditional institutions allow women limited rights to inherit land, own property, or access financial and legal services to purchase land" (1)

Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1

0.0

Countries: Afghanistan, Barbados, Bhutan, Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Moldova, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Suriname, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1

1.0

Countries: Fiji
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

"Honorable Speaker, The Government of Fiji recognizes its obligation to prevent violence against women and girls and I am very pleased to stand here today and share that the Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA) will lead the development of a five-year (2020-2025) National Action Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls. This will be done in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, Heritage and Arts, Ministry for Health and Medical Services, and the Ministry for Employment, Productivity, Industrial Relations, Youth and Sports. Hon. Speaker Government isn’t sitting idly by in relation to the perpetuation of violence against women and girls in Fiji. We may not be...more

Countries: Fiji
Variables: IIP-LAW-2

"The law prohibits sexual harassment, and the government used criminal law against 'indecent assaults on females,' which prohibits offending the modesty of women, to prosecute sexual harassment cases. Sexual harassment was a significant problem" (16).

Countries: Fiji
Variables: ERBG-LAW-2

"Although the law prohibits gender-based discrimination and requires equal pay for equal work, employers generally paid women less than men for similar work" (16). "Individuals, employers, and unions (on behalf of their members) may submit employment disputes and grievances alleging discrimination, unfair dismissal, sexual harassment, or certain other unfair labor practices to the Ministry of Employment, Productivity, and Industrial Relations (MEPIR)" (21). "The law prohibits employment discrimination and stipulates that every employer pay male and female workers equal pay for work of equal value. The law prohibits women working underground but places no other legal limitations on the employment of women. Workers may file legal complaints of sexual harassment in...more

Countries: Fiji
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"...Rape (including spousal rape), domestic abuse, incest, and sexual harassment were significant problems. As of June, the Fiji Women’s Crisis Center recorded 295 domestic-violence cases; the center reported that eight women died in domestic-violence incidents as of September" (15). "...Increasing urbanization, overcrowding, and the breakdown of traditional community and extended-family structures put children at risk for abuse and appeared to be contributing factors to a child’s chance of exploitation for commercial sex. Reports indicated the number of child-abuse cases in the country increased and more children sought shelter at state-funded homes. The government continued its public-awareness campaign against child abuse" (16).