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.