Speaking during the launch, ZNWL founding member Gladys Mutukwa explained that the funds were part of efforts by the women’s movement to fulfill the SADC declaration of having at least 50 per cent women in decisio-making positions.
According to Ms Mutukwa, the decision to have a financial resource base for women candidates was arrived at after reviewing the findings of the report on the performance of women in the 2011 elections.
This is because one of the main highlights of the report were attributed to the poor performance of female candidates to lack of financial resources.
Despite the fact that a many of the female candidates did not succeed into political office in the 2011 elections, there have been tremendous efforts by both public and private sectors to ensure that women ascend to decision-making positions.
Read more at Times of Zambia, published 18 December 2012.
Speaking during the launch, ZNWL founding member Gladys Mutukwa explained that the funds were part of efforts by the women’s movement to fulfill the SADC declaration of having at least 50 per cent women in decisio-making positions.
According to Ms Mutukwa, the decision to have a financial resource base for women candidates was arrived at after reviewing the findings of the report on the performance of women in the 2011 elections.
This is because one of the main highlights of the report were attributed to the poor performance of female candidates to lack of financial resources.
Despite the fact that a many of the female candidates did not succeed into political office in the 2011 elections, there have been tremendous efforts by both public and private sectors to ensure that women ascend to decision-making positions.
Read more at Times of Zambia, published 18 December 2012.