Women in Oceania

Women in Oceania have diverse cultural identities which relate to the geography of the continent and the social structures of the people living there.

The person credited to be the first white-skinned European woman to settle in New Zealand was Charlotte Badger (she later had a daughter known as Catherine).

[6] Tongan society who traditionally have a "high position in Tongan society" due to the country's partly matriarchal foundation but "can't own land", "subservient" to husbands in terms of "domestic affairs" and "by custom and law, must dress modestly, usually in Mother Hubbard-style dresses hemmed well below the knee".

[7] Women participate in the traditional music of Tuvalu which consists of a number of dances, including the fatele and the fakanau.

[11] In relation to the labor force, based on data in 2006, Vanuatuan female workers comprised 49.6% of the workforce of Vanuatu.