Sex and Gender in the Pacific Contemporary Perspectives on Sexuality, Gender and Health

Chapter 1- Introduction: Pacific values, practices and insights into sexuality, gender and health

Chapter 2- Pacific youth-led sex positive responses and gender equity advocacy in Fiji

Chapter 3- Weaving policy, theory and practice: Relationships and sexuality education and Pacific young people in Aotearoa New Zealand

Chapter 4- Inangaro | Desire: The ‘writing in’ of māpū | young Cook Islanders’ sexual and relationship desires into resources for sexuality and relationships education

Chapter 5- A Positive Youth Development approach to addressing sexual and gender diversity with Pasifika young people in Australia

Chapter 6- Sexual and reproductive health needs, challenges and opportunities in the Pacific

Chapter 7- Grassroots action for improved menstrual health and educational justice with girls in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands

Chapter 8- From burdens to blessings: A Pacific perspective on infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Chapter 9- Socio-structural influences on young men’s experiences of sex, pregnancy and pregnancy prevention in Papua New Guinea

Chapter 10- Fofola e fala kae talanoa ‘a e kainga (roll out the mat so that the family can talk): Unplanned pregnancy and support for young women and girls in Tonga

Chapter 11- Moana masculinities in the diaspora: Cultural identity and performance on the dance stage and the sports field

Chapter 12- Making meaning out of objects: Self, connectedness and belonging among sexuality diverse men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea

Chapter 13- Localising human rights for men of diverse sexuality, transgender women and people living with HIV in Papua New Guinea

Chapter 14- Family and gender violence in Chuuk, Micronesia

Chapter 15- Gender inequality and Pacific-led solutions for a global problem

Biography

Angela Kelly-Hanku is Senior Principal Research Fellow in the Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit, at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research and a Scientia associate professor in the Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society, Faculty of Medicine at UNSW Sydney, Australia. She has a background in the social sciences and public health and works at the intersection between culture, sexuality, gender, health and well-being. With colleagues, she has undertaken pioneering qualitative and participatory research in Papua New Guinea on a wide range of sexual, reproductive and maternal health issues. Angela is committed to working in a collaborative and empowering way with the communities she serves in her research, most notably young people, people living with HIV, people who sell and exchange sex, sexuality diverse men and transgender people.

Peter Aggleton has a background in the social sciences as applied to well-being, education and health. He holds senior professorial positions at a number of universities including The Australian National University in Canberra, UNSW Sydney, and UCL in London. He is an adjunct professor in the Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University in Melbourne. In addition to his academic work as a researcher, teacher, editor and writer, Peter has served as a senior adviser to UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA and WHO. He has worked extensively across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Anne Malcolm is a freelance consultant with a background in social work and public health. She has decades of experience working with global health programmes, providing specialist consultancy and support in programme management, design and evaluation to a range of government and non-governmental organisations, particularly in the Pacific region.