The governance cluster of the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance has called on SADC governments to redouble their efforts to attain the target of gender parity in all areas of decision-making by 2015.
The 50/50 gender representation by 2015 was set by SADC, as with all the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as the alleviation of extreme poverty.
In a communiqué re-launching the 50/50 campaign following a meeting in Harare, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives from nine SADC countries noted that with only four years to go, the region is only half way from where it needs to be.
Many countries only have one more election to go before 2015, with a current average representation of women in parliament of only 25 percent.
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The governance cluster of the Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance has called on SADC governments to redouble their efforts to attain the target of gender parity in all areas of decision-making by 2015.
The 50/50 gender representation by 2015 was set by SADC, as with all the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as the alleviation of extreme poverty.
In a communiqué re-launching the 50/50 campaign following a meeting in Harare, non-governmental organisation (NGO) representatives from nine SADC countries noted that with only four years to go, the region is only half way from where it needs to be.
Many countries only have one more election to go before 2015, with a current average representation of women in parliament of only 25 percent.
To read the complete news please visit New Era.