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March 14, 2013
Mixed feeling over reserved seats for women in Parliament, Zimbabwe

“I do not think that the constitution will improve or encourage women to participate in politics. In terms of the population we are more than men. Women are the ones who are voting men into power. We have women who are in Parliament who managed to beat their male counterparts [in elections].

March 8, 2013
Increased Women’s Political Participation Still Dependent on Quotas, 2012 Elections Show

Releasing its annual analysis on the statistics on women MPs ahead of International Women’s Day (8th March), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) found 2012 represented a year of higher than usual level of progress on women’s political participation.