Fiji Gender in Transport Profile 2026
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FIJI
GENDER IN TRANSPORT PROFILE
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Background
This 2026 edition of the Gender in Transport Profiles revisits and updates the initial release, transforming it into a more interactive and data-rich resource. Developed in partnership with the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory, this edition offers a deeper perspective on how gender shapes transport systems across Asia-Pacific economies.
The profiles examine women's participation in the transport workforce, comparing representation across countries and relative to other economic sectors, while also assessing gender wage disparities and how these relate to national income levels. They further explore how road injuries and fatalities affect vulnerable groups differently, as well as how access to transport, mobility opportunities, and leadership roles in the sector vary by gender. Together, these dimensions provide a more comprehensive picture of structural gaps, safety risks, and areas of progress.
Released during Women's Month in March 2026, the profiles are designed for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers. By consolidating official and vetted data into an accessible interactive format, they support evidence-based dialogue and the development of more inclusive, gender-responsive transport policies across Asia.
To complement the country profiles, ATO also presents three regional gender snapshots highlighting employment, wage patterns, and road safety trends across Asia-Pacific:
- Employment in Transport
- Gender Wage Patterns
- Road Safety and Vulnerability
Employment in the transport sector
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Policy Landscape
Female economic empowerment and workforce participation
| There is an urgent need to establish dedicated professional courses, "train-the-trainer" programmes, and overseas training to build a skilled workforce for a just and equitable transition, including targeted training for women in male-dominated sectors like transport and energy. | Fiji's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) | 2025 |
| Review policies and introduce initiatives to encourage gender balance in the transport sector | National Development Plan 2025-2029 and Vision 2050 | 2024 |
| To address this, Fiji has made significant efforts to provide transportation logistics for women in labor and ensure that the majority of births in the country are attended by skilled birth attendants, including midwives, nurses, and doctors. | Fiji - Voluntary National Reviews 2023 | 2023 |
| There are inextricable links between gender equity, social inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals including the pledge that no one will be left behind, and when taking action to address climate change, Fiji will respect, promote and consider the Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality and responsiveness, women's human rights and the empowerment of women, rights of people living with disabilities and disability inclusive approaches, the elderly, children's inalienable right to a healthy environment, youth, and vulnerable and marginalised groups and communities, including in the areas of formal sector employment and livelihoods, participation in decision-making and access to services, health, education, water, sanitation, housing and transport | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| This assessment,3 undertaken in 2019 in collaboration with Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA), Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MoCTTT), led to an agreement to take active steps to implement gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) in Fiji. | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| MoE premises are modified to enable access for people in wheelchairs (in compliance with the CDRC) & dedicated disability parking area created | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| The Government will actively encourage women's participation throughout the transport sector through skills development programmes, targets and monitoring. | Fiji Maritime and Land Transport Policy | 2015 |
| Ensure safe, equipped, confidential facilities for the provision of health care services which have adequate lighting, safe pathways, and protective infrastructure are available and maintained. | Fiji National Gender Policy | 2014 |
Gender consideration for transport development - General
| There is an urgent need to establish dedicated professional courses, "train-the-trainer" programmes, and overseas training to build a skilled workforce for a just and equitable transition, including targeted training for women in male-dominated sectors like transport and energy. | Fiji's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) | 2025 |
| Review policies and introduce initiatives to encourage gender balance in the transport sector | National Development Plan 2025-2029 and Vision 2050 | 2024 |
| To address this, Fiji has made significant efforts to provide transportation logistics for women in labor and ensure that the majority of births in the country are attended by skilled birth attendants, including midwives, nurses, and doctors. | Fiji - Voluntary National Reviews 2023 | 2023 |
| There are inextricable links between gender equity, social inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals including the pledge that no one will be left behind, and when taking action to address climate change, Fiji will respect, promote and consider the Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality and responsiveness, women's human rights and the empowerment of women, rights of people living with disabilities and disability inclusive approaches, the elderly, children's inalienable right to a healthy environment, youth, and vulnerable and marginalised groups and communities, including in the areas of formal sector employment and livelihoods, participation in decision-making and access to services, health, education, water, sanitation, housing and transport | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| This assessment,3 undertaken in 2019 in collaboration with Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA), Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MoCTTT), led to an agreement to take active steps to implement gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) in Fiji. | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| MoE premises are modified to enable access for people in wheelchairs (in compliance with the CDRC) & dedicated disability parking area created | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| The Government will actively encourage women's participation throughout the transport sector through skills development programmes, targets and monitoring. | Fiji Maritime and Land Transport Policy | 2015 |
| Ensure safe, equipped, confidential facilities for the provision of health care services which have adequate lighting, safe pathways, and protective infrastructure are available and maintained. | Fiji National Gender Policy | 2014 |
Gender inclusive infrastructure and service design
| There is an urgent need to establish dedicated professional courses, "train-the-trainer" programmes, and overseas training to build a skilled workforce for a just and equitable transition, including targeted training for women in male-dominated sectors like transport and energy. | Fiji's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) | 2025 |
| Review policies and introduce initiatives to encourage gender balance in the transport sector | National Development Plan 2025-2029 and Vision 2050 | 2024 |
| To address this, Fiji has made significant efforts to provide transportation logistics for women in labor and ensure that the majority of births in the country are attended by skilled birth attendants, including midwives, nurses, and doctors. | Fiji - Voluntary National Reviews 2023 | 2023 |
| There are inextricable links between gender equity, social inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals including the pledge that no one will be left behind, and when taking action to address climate change, Fiji will respect, promote and consider the Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality and responsiveness, women's human rights and the empowerment of women, rights of people living with disabilities and disability inclusive approaches, the elderly, children's inalienable right to a healthy environment, youth, and vulnerable and marginalised groups and communities, including in the areas of formal sector employment and livelihoods, participation in decision-making and access to services, health, education, water, sanitation, housing and transport | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| This assessment,3 undertaken in 2019 in collaboration with Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation (MWCPA), Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MoCTTT), led to an agreement to take active steps to implement gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) in Fiji. | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| MoE premises are modified to enable access for people in wheelchairs (in compliance with the CDRC) & dedicated disability parking area created | Gender Equity & Social Inclusion Policy 2021-2024 and Action Plan 2021-2022 | 2021 |
| The Government will actively encourage women's participation throughout the transport sector through skills development programmes, targets and monitoring. | Fiji Maritime and Land Transport Policy | 2015 |
| Ensure safe, equipped, confidential facilities for the provision of health care services which have adequate lighting, safe pathways, and protective infrastructure are available and maintained. | Fiji National Gender Policy | 2014 |
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World Economic Forum. (2025). Gender Gap Report 2025. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2025/digest/