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Namibia: Parties should balance gender equation

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WINDHOEK - Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister, Doreen Sioka, yesterday called on all political parties in Namibia to implement a gender equality representation policy as required by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The SADC protocol on gender to which Namibia is a signatory calls for a 50/50 parliamentary representation split in the middle, between men and women by 2015.
 

For the full news storym published on 11 May 2012, see New Era.

WINDHOEK - Gender Equality and Child Welfare Minister, Doreen Sioka, yesterday called on all political parties in Namibia to implement a gender equality representation policy as required by the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The SADC protocol on gender to which Namibia is a signatory calls for a 50/50 parliamentary representation split in the middle, between men and women by 2015.
 

For the full news storym published on 11 May 2012, see New Era.