In the judiciary, the Attorney General is a woman and 70% of state prosecutors are women. Women's committees play a key role in promoting and maintaining the welfare and wellbeing of families in the villages. The church is perhaps the most influential institution in the country, yet women are absent from its top leadership positions. There are no female ministers or pastors. The first woman judge was appointed in 1993 to the Samoa Lands and Titles Court.
Una mujer fue elegida para formar parte del Consejo Ejecutivo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) y dos han tenido contratos de tres años con el Fondo Monetario Internacional y con el Banco Asiático de Desarrollo respectivamente.