The Zambia National Women’s Lobby has urged political parties in the country to consider adopting female candidates in the forth coming by-elections in a continued quest to meet the 2015 target for equal opportunity for women participation in decision making positions.
Zambia National Women’s Lobby executive director Juliet Chibuta says the eleven percent of women participation of decision making position at Parliament level is not impressive enough for Zambia to meet the 2015 target.
Chibuta however noted that allowing opportunities for women to hold decision making positions should not only be limited to parliamentary positions but also to political party structure levels.
Chibuta has since commended the United Party for National Development (UPND) for adopting a female candidate in the Feira by-election scheduled for June 20th.
She urged other political parties in the country to emulate the UPND, who will field Euralia Chilala, as they plan for the other four anticipated by-elections.
Source: Qfm
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