Zambia
| Quota Information | Parliament Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Are there legislated quotas? | No | Structure of parliament | Bicameral |
| For the Single/Lower House? | No | >Current members | 167 |
| Percentage of women | 17.96% | ||
| Source: Gender Quotas Database | Source: New Parline | ||
CANADIAN High Commissioner to Zambia Emily Burns says some women in politics whom the Canadian government supports have been expressing concerns about some of the proposed constitutional reforms.
The political environment in Zambia
The Zambia National Women’s Lobby h
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MMD chairperson for Arts and Culture Elizabeth Chitika Mulobeka has noted that women are avoiding politics because they are scared of failure.
A poor record on female representation means Zambia lags behind other sub-Saharan African countries. Extravagant electoral campaigns may be to blame.
The women movement is advocating for a female national vice-president this year. But the women movement was also doubtful that political parties would adopt females as presidential candidates in this years’ elections.
National Women’s Lobby Group (NWLG) has embarked on a training programme to make political women candidate’s credible leaders as they go into campaigns.
A Parliamentarian has called on Women to stand as one and support each other to take up leadership positions as they have motherly hearts and can contribute to the social and economic development in the country.
Mirriam Kauseni is on a quest to become her town’s first ever female parliamentarian.