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Gender in the 2018 Zimbabwe LG elections
Date: December 11, 2018
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This gender analysis of the 2018 local government elections that witnessed a decline in women’s representation from 16% to 14% reflects the deeply ingrained patriarchal nature of politics in Zimbabwe. It highlights the need to extend the constitutional quota for women in parliament due in expire in 2023, and to strengthen the campaign led by the Women in Local Government Forum (WiLGF) to extend this to local government.
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