FIRST SESSION: “WHAT IS FEMINISM?”

The first session of the workshop introduced feminism. The guiding questions were:

• What is feminism?

• What does it mean?

• How did Pacific women feel about it?

The facilitator invited participants to speak up as ideas and thoughts occurred. Participants were encouraged to pick up points they wanted to discuss, as the session proceeded. Emphasis was placed on discussion, which would be a start to the workshop exchanging and developing ideas collectively.