Mutsvangwa bemoans gender imbalance in politics

WOMEN’s Affairs minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, yesterday bemoaned the imbalance between men and women in politics saying this undermined the principles of democracy and social justice.

Mutsvangwa, who was opening the 5th edition of the Women in Local Government Forum congress, said the decline in women’s participation showed that Zimbabwe remained a patriarchal society. 

Mutsvangwa accused political parties of failing women after the August general elections saw few female politicians contesting the disputed polls.

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