Isabelle Tyuienon
Isabelle Tyuienon-Oujanou is an advocate for women's rights in New Caledonia.[1]
Tyuienon was born and raised in Canala in the Northern Province of New Caledonia. In the early 1990s she led the creation of a women’s federation in her province, which called for more women in positions of responsibility and decision-making, the creation of a Ministry of Women’s Rights and a focus on gender equality in government. Around the same time she helped form an association to promote traditional Kanak crafts and to teach traditional handcraft skills to young girls.[1]
In 2018 she was appointed president of an NGO called "Women Countries".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Isabelle Tyuienon". Pacific Community. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ "Journée des femmes entre bilan et prise d'élan". LNC.nc | Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes, le Journal de Nouvelle Calédonie (in French). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-11.