Zambia: Constitutional educational requirements on candidacy discriminate against women

<p>FORMER Zambian ambassador to the United States of America Inonge Mbikusita Lewanika has said that the introduction of the Grade 12 requirement clause in the amended national Constitution will work against women participation in the forth-coming general and presidential elections.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">Clause 162 of the amended Constitution states that a person qualifies to be elected as a councillor or MP if that person is not less than 19 years of age and has obtained a minimum academic qualification of a Grade 12 certificate or its equivalent.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.4px;">Dr Lewanika said in an interview in Lusaka that many women in Zambia were left out of school, especially in rural areas from Grade 4 to University entrance.</span></p>
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