Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:24:58 +0000 By Annie Zulu HE Zambia National Women’s Lobby (ZNWL) has vowed to fight for political inclusion of women in Zambia. ZNWL National Chairperson Beauty Katebe observed that in the last general elections, women in politics faced a lot of challenges. Ms. Katebe pointed out cultural barriers, gender discrimination, political violence and lack of financial capacity, among others as challenged faced by the women. She stated that political violence was the major hurdle faced by women in politics and this, she noted, was intended to scare them and undermine their right to participate in public life or get involved in governance. “The limited participation of women in political life is fundamentally an expression of their underprivileged situation in the society, women in politics have continued to face challenges and the biggest of them all is political violence.“Acts of violence and intimation of any during elections is undemocratic and a direct […]
