Zimbabwe: lobby group frets over few women politicians
Source: News Day
WOMEN’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has expressed concern over the low number of women candidates fielded for the August general elections.
The final list of candidates released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) showed that the major political parties fielded less than 12% women out of the total number of 210 National Assembly constituencies being contested.
Click here to read the full article published by News Day on 3 July 2023.
WOMEN’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has expressed concern over the low number of women candidates fielded for the August general elections.
The final list of candidates released by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) showed that the major political parties fielded less than 12% women out of the total number of 210 National Assembly constituencies being contested.
Click here to read the full article published by News Day on 3 July 2023.
