GENDER EQUALITY IN POLITICAL EMPOWERMRNT

Both men and women need to be given a fair chance in participating and being hands-on in politics. Often, women are deprived of the opportunity leading to them lacking behind, either because of a patriarchal society or the mentality that a woman's place is in the kitchen. As this may apply in most of our African societies but it also violates women's rights.
 A classic example is that of the Bill which was proposed in Iran which only diminishes women to baby making machines and discriminating them from doing other jobs which are said to be specifically for men.

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Women are often deprived of opportunities that will enhance them and also showcase their potential in political issues. We have reached 2015 and looking at Zimbabwe it has not reached the Millennium Development Goal that advocates for gender equality as we see that still there is no equality in the parliament because there are few women as compared to men.

The country faces challenges of limited coordination of the national gender management system, inadequate implementation of the national gender policy, partial domestication of international and regional instruments, low participation of women in politics and decision making positions, limited access productive resources, and gender based violence.

Women’s representation in the Lower and Upper House currently stands at 14 and 33 percent respectively lower than the MDGs and the SADC Gender and Development Protocol benchmarks.

 A program founded by the NGO, the Women's Empowerment Program develops women's leadership, strengthens women's organizations, increases women's rights and ensures their personal security, and creates new political and economic opportunities for women across. It is believed that a promotion of women’s political rights is a basis for democracy strengthening.