FORMER ZAMBIAN FIRST LADY DR. MAUREEN MWANAWASA HAS OBSERVED THAT THE 30PERCENT WOMEN REPRESENTATION AT ALL LEVELS IS UNLIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED DUE TO THE CULTURE OF PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN

FORMER ZAMBIAN FIRST LADY DR. MAUREEN MWANAWASA HAS OBSERVED THAT THE 30PERCENT WOMEN REPRESENTATION AT ALL LEVELS IS UNLIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED DUE TO THE CULTURE OF PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING A FELLOW WOMAN EVEN IN SITUATION WHICH ARE NOT NECESSARILY.

SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PHOENIX DR. MWANAWASA NOTED THAT THERE ARE WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY WHO CAN DO WHAT A MAN CAN DO AND EVEN BETTER THAN THEIR MALE COUNTER-PART BUT THE LACK OF SUPPORT AS RESULTED THE PROGRESSION LEVELS TO BE STAGNANT.

DR MWANAWASA HAS POINTED OUT THAT WOMEN MUST LEAN TO CELEBRATE EACH OTHER’S SUCCESS AND LEARN TO UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER IN SITUATIONS WHERE HELP IS NEEDED AS THE COUNTRY GOES TO THE POLLS THIS YEAR.

SHE HAS STATED THAT THE 30PERCENT WOMEN REPRESENTATION SHOULD NOT ONLY BE TAGGED WITH PARLIAMENT BUT IT SHOULD BE AT ALL LEVELS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES AND OTHER HIGHER INSTITUTION IF THE DECLARATION AS TO BE ACHIEVED

DR MWANAWASA HAS FURTHER CALLED WOMEN ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE IDENTIFYING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE CAPABILITIES TO REPRESENT THEM ADEQUATELY AND ONE WHO CAN PERFORM LIKE THEIR MALE COUNTER PART EVEN BEYOND IN THIS YEAR’S ELECTION SO THAT THE RATE OF REPRESENTATION IS REDUCED.

SHE SAYS WOMEN ORGANIZATION SHOULD NOT JUST PICK A FELLOW WOMAN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE THE 30PERCENT REPRESENTATION BUT THEY SHOULD DO SO ON MERIT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WOMAN

published augustine