Greetings, fellow South Pacificans,

You may not be aware, but today is International Women's Day and we want to celebrate that as a region.

This is the internet - we're all aware of that and, as is common online, perhaps even more so than in the real world, women are not strongly represented in our community. A recent survey of the Assembly of the South Pacific (http://tspforums.xyz/thread-5131-post-18...#pid182712) revealed that, of 18 Legislators who responded, only one was female. Of the twelve regional officers listed on our World Factbook Entry, only two are female: Minister of Military Affairs Nakarisaune and Local Councillor Auphelia. And yet, I know from interactions on our Regional Message Board, Discord server and forums that many more female players engage with the region all the time and many more are probably sitting silently on the sidelines.

Well, not today - today we want to celebrate our female membership! If you're a girl or woman, cis or trans-gendered, please take the opportunity today to introduce yourself and tell your story. We want to hear more about you and, hopefully, encourage you to be more involved in the region from today onwards - because we don't just want to hear from the girls one day a year, we want you to be part of an equal partnership and dialogue all year round!

Feel free to chat about this below!