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How absence of political will is compromising strong constitutional frameworks in the SADC region

By Kubi Rama, 26 August 2014
Photo Credit: Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe
The women’s movement in Zimbabwe mobilized women and men to vote yes for a new Constitution. Photo Credit: Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe
<p>Gender equality and women's rights are guaranteed in most Southern African constitutions but these do not result in substantive equality for women. Among other struggles, women remain unequal, under-represented at all levels of decision-making and experience high levels of gender based violence (GBV). These conditions obstruct women from realising their human rights.</p>
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