Grace Mera Molisa
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Vanuatu -
Women’s Rights
Grace Mera Molisa was a ni-Vanuatu politician, poet, and women’s rights advocate. She campaigned for equal rights for women in politics and was the first woman from Vanuatu to achieve a university degree. She is regarded as “a vanguard for Melanesian culture and a voice of the ni-Vanuatu, especially women”. She founded Vanuatu Women in Politics, a group that helped women enter politics. She published three volumes of poems which are described as “biting social commentary on life in patriarchal, post-colonial Vanuatu.”
Vanuatu
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- Flag
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- Population
- 261,629 (179th)
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- Capital
- Port Vila
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- GDP (PPP)
- $4,916 per capita
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- Founded
- July 30, 1980
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- Total Area
- 12,190 km2 (161st)
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- Demonym
- Ni-Vanatu
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- Government
- Unitary Parliamentary Republic
Artwork
The art of Vanuatu is rooted in it’s traditional practices which remain strong despite over a century of colonial influence. Sand painting is very prevalent among ni-Vanuatu people and is an art form recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The ni-Vanuatu artist will compose expressive and linear compositions in the sand with a single finger.
Grace Mera Molisa was a ni-Vanuatu politician, poet, and women’s rights advocate. She campaigned for equal rights for women in politics and was the first woman from Vanuatu to achieve a university degree. She is regarded as “a vanguard for Melanesian culture and a voice of the ni-Vanuatu, especially women”. She founded Vanuatu Women in Politics, a group that helped women enter politics. She published three volumes of poems which are described as “biting social commentary on life in patriarchal, post-colonial Vanuatu.”