SA Women in Dialogue urges gender representation in proposed GNU – SABC News [Video]

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South African Women in Dialogue has called on the county’s proposed government of national unity (GNU) to be inclusive and to focus on implementing the constitution.

A collective of women has presented a petition to political parties on the outcome of the elections and the future governance in South Africa.

The collective has reminded political parties that women are majority voters and that the result is a mandate to share power.

Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, elaborates. “And if we’re talking about inclusivity in the seventh administration, we really have to call for better representation of women by all the political parties. Because women are the majority of voters, and they were the majority of those who came out to vote for this administration that you are getting into.”

Gender parity 

Gender experts say it is disappointing that gender parity in Parliament is deteriorating.

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