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Gender Analysis of Constitutional Amendment 18
Women’s participation in governance and political decision making is a universally accepted right and yet in most parliaments women are underrepresented and this is still not an issue. Women’s level of participation in politics still remains low. In Zimbabwe women constitute the majority of the population but they are discriminated against and disregarded. Not only that, women face a number of barriers when it comes to taking part in politics and decision making such as cultural, economic, political and even legislation. Such barriers have culminated in gender imbalances.

Internationally Zimbabwe signed and ratified CEDAW, Convention on Civil and Political Rights, Beijing Platform for Action adopting the 12 Critical Areas of Concern, the Millennium Development Goals further adopting among others MDG #3 on Promoting Gender Equality and Empowerment. Continentally, Zimbabwe signed the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women...

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50/50- Why is Increasing Women’s Participation Such a Priority Concern?
By Vongai V Chikwanda

It is clear that politics and decision making is still being defined as a man’s game, domain, old boy’s network or club. When it comes to women’s rights there has always to be some negotiation, some justification and eventually it becomes begging reducing women to nonentity. The quest for a 50% participation and representation still remains a struggle- not saying we expect to get it on a silver platter. The rights women have achieved over the last 27years and more, whether political, social, economic or cultural, have not been given, but hard fought and earned. As half of the population, women are entitled to at least half the seats in parliament....

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