Jean Kekedo discusses the fight for equal pay for equal work, the role of her sister Rose Kekedo in the teacher's union and the discrimination in housing and pensions.
Jean Kekedo discusses the challenges of being a woman in PNG, including the lack of access to jobs like agriculture and engineering. She cites the influence of western society in gendering these jobs, despite women having a long tradition of planting and harvesting.
Jean Kekedo recalls that she left high school with the leaving certificate in 1965 and won a scholarship to university which she declined. She states that she made two applications - to be either a patrol officer and to study agriculture, both of which women were barred from.
