they continue and especially demonstrate leadership, you know, in whichever area or sector that they are active in. and perhaps somewhere down the line, you know, they might see that the political option is something that they could step into. when you live in a country where the women s minister is a man and you don t see the representation, it becomes a disconnect of what you can see. and that s the case in samoa as well. the women s minister is a man. yeah, well, i don t necessarily have a problem with men being ministers, you know, for women, because we ve had a few. in fact, i think i ve been the only woman ministerfor women, you know, as long as they are able to, you know, recognize, you know, the policy
and, you know, that s really important. and if one thing that i ve learned in my three years of activism is that you cannot allow anyone to walk your talk. climate change disproportionately affects women, especially those from indigenous communities. i wanted to ask how much this affects her approach as the only female leader in the pacific region. when you look at politics, it s representative government. and, you know, i do encourage women who may not necessarily be thinking about a political career, but that, you know, they continue and especially demonstrate leadership, you know, in whichever area or sector that they are active in. and perhaps somewhere down the line, you know, they might see that the political option is is something that they could step into. when you live in a country where the women s minister is a man and you don t see the representation, it becomes a disconnect of what you can see.
and that s the case in samoa as well. the women s minister is a man. yeah, well, i don t necessarily have a problem with men being ministers, you know, for women, because we ve had a few. in fact, i think i ve been the only woman ministerfor women, you know, as long as they are able to, you know, recognize, you know, the policy needs of gender issues, then i think that s the important thing. and, you know, given that there s so many more men in our parliaments and governments, it s so important, you know, to get the message through to the male leadership as well so that they can become champions of gender equality.
demonstrate leadership, in whichever area or sector that they are active in. and perhaps somewhere down the line, you know, they might see that the political option is something that they could step into. when you live in a country where the women s minister is a man and you don t see the representation, it becomes a disconnect of what you can see, and that s the case in samoa as well the women s minister isa man. yeah, well, i don t necessarily have a problem with men being ministers, you know, for women, because we ve had a few. in fact, i think i ve been the only woman minister for women. you know, as long as they are able to recognise the policy needs of gender issues, then i think that s the important thing.
where the women s minister is a man and you don t see the representation, it becomes a disconnect of what you can see, and that s the case in samoa as well the women s minister isa man. yeah, well, i don t necessarily have a problem with men being ministers, you know, for women, because we ve had a few. in fact, i think i ve been the only woman minister for women. you know, as long as they are able to recognise the policy needs of gender issues, then i think that s the important thing. and, you know, given that there s so many more men in our parliaments and governments, it s so important to get the message through to the male leadership as well so that they can become