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= Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls = Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls is a Fijian political activist of Indian descent known for political activism within the intersections of feminism, media, climate change and peace.

Publications
She has been featured on many articles that related to women's rights, environmental and overall peace activism mainly focusing on the Pacific Island region.


 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon (2006). "Women as Mediators in Pacific Conflict Zones." Exploration of women's engagement in the pacific Islands peace building movement.
 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon (2007). "Women’s media: Challenging the status quo." Exploration in mainstream media's opinion of women in pacific society
 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon (2011). "Pacific regional perspectives on women and the media: Making the connection with UN security council resolution 1325 (women, peace and security) and section J if the Beijing platform for action." Discusses the challenges and implication of empowering women in rural pacific Island communities, focusing on addressing social norms, power dynamics, access to basic necessities and information, and coordinating efforts within a diverse media landscape to advantage gender equality and women's rights.
 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon (2014). "Thinking globally and acting locally: linking women, peace and security in the Pacific." Highlights the marginalization of women in formal decision-making structures in the Pacific Island region due to patriarchal governance, while also emphasizing their pivotal role in peace building efforts.
 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon, and Sian Rolls (2019) "WPS and the Pacific Islands forum." 402-412.
 * Bhagwan-Rolls, Sharon (2020) "Feminist Peace and Security in the Pacific Islands." With Alisia Evens, they use a feminist analysis of Pacific regional Women, Peace and Security (WPS) mechanisms to highlight Pacific feminist peace builders’ efforts to localize regional peace and security policies through gender-transformative peace building practices.