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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>ZIMBABWE\u2019S governance and political systems have been identified as factors hindering the candidature of women in electoral processes.<\/p>\n

This came out during an engagement session of representatives from the country\u2019s political parties organised by Women\u2019s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE).<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event LEAD president Linda Masarira said the status quo infringes on women who fail to stake a claim in the political scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we think should be done first and foremost is to move from the Westminster electoral system that we adopted from the Smith\u2019s regime. The system is anti-women, it is anti-progress, it is retrogressive, violent. If we are to get to a stage where we achieve section 17 of the constitution of Zimbabwe the only way forward is to adopt a proportional representation system with the zebra list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the only way to achieve 50-50 gender equality. It is not a mammoth task for us to do this since we are already using this system to elect senators in Zimbabwe. What is just lacking is the political will to do so,\u201d said Masarira.<\/p>\n

This comes as the country has witnessed low female representation in the forthcoming elections.<\/p>\n

There are 70 women candidates running for National Assembly against 637 men in 210 constituencies.<\/p>\n

This translates to only 11 percent, a decrease from previous election figures which stood at 14 percent.<\/p>\n

On the presidential ballot, United Zimbabwe Alliance leader Elisabeth Valerio had to seek the intervention of the High Court for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to accept her nomination papers.<\/p>\n

Consequently, Valerio is the only female candidate running for the country\u2019s top post, another decline from the previous election.<\/p>\n

Women have been reduced to spectators in this year\u2019s plebiscite, watching from the sidelines.<\/p>\n

CCC aspiring member of Parliament Paidamoyo Masaraure speaking at the same event, said the quota system had opened an avenue for low candidature.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quota system for national assembly and council is a challenge for women\u2019s participation. This is so because men end up negotiating with women not to take certain positions saying that they will be forwarded for council and national assembly proportional representation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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