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2023 Resident @UIIWP || Winner 2022, 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Pac.), Shortlist 2017 || Stories @GrantaMag @penguinbooks_NZ @UoLPress @cwfcreatives
Jul 2, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
1/6 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women working in the tourism industry in SIDS is disproportionate but so is the emerging policy response which lacks an explicit gender component.

unctad.org/en/pages/newsd… 2/6 Women are more likely to be entrepreneurs in tourism than in other sectors of the economy thanks to lower entry barriers. Their enterprises, however, are mainly small-sized.
Jan 8, 2020 10 tweets 9 min read
1/10 In this #USIran conflict, we need #FijiMedia #PacificMedia to run analysis pieces dissecting what it means for us in the islands. Our ignorance is frightening. Analysis on the following in layman's language for all people would be greatly appreciated: 2/10

1. #History of #PacificWars - e.g. the world wars and their legacies to articulate generational impact.

2. History of nuclear activity and its impact on island/er(s).

3. #Militarisation in the region and #Demilitarisation efforts over the years.