Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1

"63 per cent of men think it is acceptable to hit a woman in certain circumstances" (Para 56). "[W]hile abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons" (Para 62).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-4

"In Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara, we spent a day with two female police officers working in the domestic violence unit" (Para 53). This suggests the state recuirts women into the police force (CODER COMMENT-JS).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DV-LAW-2

"Constable Adi told us that while abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons" (Para 62). While the law has consequences for domestic violence, this suggests victims don't usually have the resources to go through with it and get justice (CODER COMMENT-JS).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"Two out of three women in Solomon Islands have been physically abused by an intimate partner — and 63 per cent of men think it is acceptable to hit a woman in certain circumstances" (Para 56).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-2, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"[Many men have a] cultural barrier that is embedded in them where women are wrong, women should respect their husbands by not provoking them" (Para 58).

Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Costa Rica, D R Congo, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

4

Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Cote D'Ivoire, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

2

Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

3

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Solomon Islands's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"[I]n Solomon Islands – where abortion is only permitted to save the woman’s life – recent research found that kastom (traditional) medicine or self-harm were methods frequently reported to try to induce an abortion" (para 9).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2

"Since independence in 1978, few women have been elected to Solomon Islands’ national government. Only 6% of candidates in last month’s election were female, according to the country’s electoral commission. Solomon Islands Women Rights Action Movement says the underrepresentation of women in politics is due to a range of factors including cultural beliefs that the role of women should be limited to the home, religious norms and a lack of education.Nori entered the election as an underdog and says her victory marks a shift toward dismantling barriers in the Pacific country in terms of women’s roles. She says she faced many challenges, including to “convince both men and women that...more

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

"[C]athy Nori says that after a decades-long career in transport, shipping and logistics, she aspired to enter politics. She worked in senior management and was also the president of the Solomon Islands Women in Maritime association, where she pushed for greater gender equality in the industry. “I proved that I was capable of performing tasks traditionally assigned to men,” Nori says" (Para 7, 8).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"She (MP Cathy Nori) says she faced many challenges, including to “convince both men and women that I was capable of achieving tasks traditionally associated with men" (Para 10). "In Isabel province, the cultural norm places women primarily in the kitchen within the household. One of my greatest challenges was demonstrating to both men and women that I could rise above these expectations,” Nori says " (Para 11).

Countries: Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Legal and recognized" (para 18).

Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1

"Solomon Islands has a pluralistic legal system of State law and Customary law that both operate at the national and local level. In State law, both men and women have equal opportunity to acquire land. The majority of the land in Solomon Islands is, however, held in accordance with Customary law or kastom. The capital city of Honiara follows the Constitution in land ownership but most land outside the city boundary uses Customary law. Under Customary law, decisions regarding land matters are made through a consultative group comprised of male chiefs and elders. In some instances, customary law also dictates that women must ‘stand behind’ men when it comes to...more