MCP, the country’s major opposition party, has said it will not give any special treatment to its women aspirants for parliamentary seats—to fulfil the 50/50 Sadc declaration. But Malawi still has the lowest representation of women in decision-making position in the region. There is only 16 percent representation of women in the Executive arm of government, 12 percent in the Judiciary and 14 percent in the Legislature.
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MCP, the country’s major opposition party, has said it will not give any special treatment to its women aspirants for parliamentary seats—to fulfil the 50/50 Sadc declaration. But Malawi still has the lowest representation of women in decision-making position in the region. There is only 16 percent representation of women in the Executive arm of government, 12 percent in the Judiciary and 14 percent in the Legislature.
To read the full article, please visit the Nation Online's Website.