WHEN Maude Taruvinga votes in new elections this year, she will be voting for her local female politician as she has placed her hopes for a better future on the presence of more women in country’s legislature.
In January 2012, Taruvinga became a victim of Zimbabwe’s patriarchal traditions when her in-laws forced her out of her matrimonial home in Marondera after her common-law husband passed away intestate.
“I eventually decided to leave my husband’s land because I could not endure the harassment any more. No one could help me. Even the police took the side of my husband’s relatives.
“Many widows find themselves thrown out of their homes by greedy relatives and give up because of a lack of knowledge and (because they do not receive) protection from the police,” 45-year-old Taruvinga told IPS.
We invite our users to read the complete article published June 25 2013
WHEN Maude Taruvinga votes in new elections this year, she will be voting for her local female politician as she has placed her hopes for a better future on the presence of more women in country’s legislature.
In January 2012, Taruvinga became a victim of Zimbabwe’s patriarchal traditions when her in-laws forced her out of her matrimonial home in Marondera after her common-law husband passed away intestate.
“I eventually decided to leave my husband’s land because I could not endure the harassment any more. No one could help me. Even the police took the side of my husband’s relatives.
“Many widows find themselves thrown out of their homes by greedy relatives and give up because of a lack of knowledge and (because they do not receive) protection from the police,” 45-year-old Taruvinga told IPS.
We invite our users to read the complete article published June 25 2013