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Zimbabwe: Uplift Women, Acting President Urges

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-08-12 07:53

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Acting President Joice Mujuru has called for concerted efforts in uplifting women as they are key in contributing to economic growth and sustainable development in Zimbabwe. 

Officially opening a 50/50 strategic meeting in Harare yesterday, Acting President Mujuru said gender justice and gender balance was key in the development of any country. 

"The discrepancies of women represented in various institutions call for more concerted efforts in uplifting the women's cause. Hence, the 50/50 strategy is critical in attaining gender equality in itself and is a pre-requisite of sustainable development," she said.

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To read the complete news please visit AllAfrica.com


Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF Accused of Using Police to Banish Women From Politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-08-04 10:23

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The state security sector is still actively being used by Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF to torture and oppress women in order to keep them out of the political process, a new report has revealed. The report also brings out the direct role of the ZANU PF militia in the violence.

The 'Women and Political Violence: An Update' report was compiled by the Women's Programme of the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) and released on Monday. It is a study on the degree of violence against women and its impact, after Robert Mugabe last year began demanding an election in 2011.

The RAU report says that Mugabe's election talk has fuelled violence against those perceived to be his political opponents, and women are being targeted.

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Read the whole article at AllAfrica, published 2. August


Zimbabwe: Roadmap to Elections – What’s in it for women?

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2011-06-22 08:19

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The Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe has called on the Zimbabwean leadership, SADC leadership and the mediator, President Jacob Zuma, to work towards the production of a gender sensitive roadmap to elections.

The full implementation of the Global Political Agreement should be the starting point, says the Coalition, which released its own roadmap on the sidelines of the recent SADC summit.

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For the full article, go to the Zimbabwean


Zimbabwe: Call for Gender Sensitive Policies

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-05-27 00:08

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WOMEN in decision-making positions have been challenged to champion gender sensitive policies. Local Government, Rural and Urban Development Minister Ignatius Chombo said wo-men in decision-making positions in the governance sector should use their influence to ensure gender sensitive policies were "fully and effectively implemented".

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Zimbabwe: Women set minimum conditions for free, fair elections in Zimbabwe

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-05-12 18:26

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As inter-party negotiations for an election roadmap continue in South Africa, women's organizations have also come up with their own which sets minimum conditions for free and fair elections, including greater female representation. Among the conditions set by the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe are a new constitution for the country, a gender sensitive national healing process, legal reforms, an end to politically motivated violence and intimidation and the promotion of intra- party democracy.

 

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Zimbabwe: Women set minimum conditions for free, fair elections in Zimbabwe

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-05-09 01:48

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As inter-party negotiations for an election roadmap continue in South Africa, women's organizations have also come up with their own which sets minimum conditions for free and fair elections, including greater female representation.

Among the conditions set by the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe are a new constitution for the country, a gender sensitive national healing process, legal reforms, an end to politically motivated violence and intimidation and the promotion of intra- party democracy.

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For more information, please visit the People's Daily.


Zimbabwe: Does Violence Deter Women From Entering Politics?

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-05-02 01:16

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Since the emergence of the MDC as a credible challenger to Zanu PF domination in 2000, violence has been a consistent feature, and often it is women who have been the greatest victims. Some have totally withdrawn from participating in politics altogether. The figures speak loud about the withdrawal of women from elections. From 1980 to 1985 Parliamentary sessions included 9 % of women who sat in the August House. 1990 to 1995 saw an increase to 14 % but the number declined in 2000 as a result of charged political contestation to 9,2%. Although the figures picked to an all time high 22 % in 2005, the number declined in 2008 to 18 %.

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Zimbabwe: Women Call for More Say in Decision-Making

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-04-25 16:39

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Fungai Masuku (not a real name) is still haunted by the events of the election re-run campaign of March 2008. The memories of that bloody plebiscite, which ended in a controversial stalemate between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, still send chills down the 31-year-old's spine. "Does an election always have to be violent? Perhaps if there were more women involved in politics, it would have been better. Women are more humane," she says. "We hate violence".

Speaking at a plenary session of the international conference on economic and political empowerment and peace buidling in Harare last week, a gender activist Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu noted that many countries have increased women's participation in decision-making positions through implementation of the quota system.


 

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Zimbabwe: Women Back Quota System

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-04-25 16:23

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WOMEN attending the international conference on economic and political empowerment and peace building in Harare have backed the quota system that enables them to take up decision making positions. Speaking on political empowerment during a plenary session, at the on-going conference yesterday, Mrs Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, a gender activist, said many countries have increased women's participation in decision-making positions. This, she said, was done through implementation of the quota system.

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For more information, please visit: AllAfrica.com


Zimbabwe: Fears for Next Generation of Women Leaders

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2011-04-13 00:26

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Zimbabwe's veteran women politicians fear there are no younger women coming up through the ranks to replace them. Measures to improve women's representation have achieved little and young women are absent from the traditional entry points into politics.

 

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