Women in the Marshall Islands been supported by the United States, by religious groups and by other nations belonging to the Pacific Rim region since the 1960s. Women in the Marshall Islands Women in the Marshall Islands are women who live in or are from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, an island country that is politically a presidential republic in free association with the United States. Alternative appellations for these women are Marshallese women, Marshall Islander women, Marshalls women, and women in Rālik-Ratak (literally women "facing toward the windward" [i.e. "facing sunrise"] and "facing toward the leeward" [i.e. "facing sunset"]). Marshallese women are known
Government of the Marshall Islands Eo Am (KEA), United People's Party (UPP), and United Democratic Party (UDP). As of 2011 legislative elections, rule is shared by the AKA and the KEA. The following senators are currently in the legislative body: The Marshall Islands is divided into 33 municipalities: The Compact of Free Association with the United States gives the U.S. sole responsibility for international defense of the Marshall Islands. It allows islanders to live and work in the United States, and establishes economic and technical aid programs. The Republic of the Marshall Islands has four court systems: Supreme Court, High Court, district and community courts,