Goal number 3 of the Millennium Development Goals has not been taken into consideration vis-a-vis the empowerment of women in politics.The participation of women in lower house at Parliament in Zimbabwe is still low and the target is to increase to 50 percent by 2015.Women participation in political and economic decision-making is still lagging. The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) has indicated that females are still far behind male empowerment.
Although approximately 52% of the population in Zimbabwe is female; women are disproportionately represented in politics and in other decision-making positions.
WHAT HINDERS THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN?
Increasing women's representation in the government can empower women.
.Women's participation has been limited by the assumption that women’s proper sphere is the “private” sphere.
The “public” domain is one of political authority and the “private” realm is associated with the family and the home .
Women have been assigned to this private sphere by the patriarchal society .
By relegating women to the private sphere, their ability to enter the political arena is curtailed. Many women attain political standing due to kinship ties, as they have male family members who are involved in politics.female politicians face gender stigma from male members of the political parties to which they belong, which can undermine the ability of women to reach or maintain leadership roles.
- the lack of specific legislative provisions on quotas is a barrier to the increased representation of women in elective positions
- The same challenges still exist but a special emphasis has been put on elimination of multiple marginalization of women belonging to minority groups such as people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, refugees and immigrants. The sparsely populated country and ageing population remain as challenges for the future and possibly have impacts on the status of women, especially related to availability of and access to services, growing economic dependency rate and women’s burden as caretakers in the family.
Increasing women's representation in the government can empower women.
.Women's participation has been limited by the assumption that women’s proper sphere is the “private” sphere.
The “public” domain is one of political authority and the “private” realm is associated with the family and the home .
Women have been assigned to this private sphere by the patriarchal society .
By relegating women to the private sphere, their ability to enter the political arena is curtailed. Many women attain political standing due to kinship ties, as they have male family members who are involved in politics.female politicians face gender stigma from male members of the political parties to which they belong, which can undermine the ability of women to reach or maintain leadership roles.
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