FACTSHEET - Zim parties have committed to promoting women in elections. The number of female by-election candidates suggests otherwise - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
March 17, 2022
Zimbabwean political parties say they are committed to promoting gender equality, including the participation of women in national and local council elections. But the number of women candidates in the forthcoming by-elections shows there is still a long way to go in achieving that aspiration.
Below is a table with the number of both men and women contesting in the by-elections.
Gender aggregation for vacant seats
Source : Zimbabwe Electoral Commission website, Political Parties