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*Young Women Feel Frozen Out Of Politics* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?fq Young women and women with disability in Zimbabwe say they face discrimination, prejudice and marginalisation as it is hard for them to participate in leadership positions. Young women also say that are blocked from getting political jobs by their older peers and they are often reminded that they did not participate in the liberation struggle. ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- This was revealed in a 2020 report that was launched by the Women Academy For Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) on Friday. The report is titled, ‘The Implications of Young Women and Women With Disabilities Marginalised in leadership and decision-Making Processes – A Case of Mutasa district Manicaland province.’ Speaking during the presentation of the key findings of the report, WALPE programmes manager Batanayi Gwangawa said: > Young women highlighted the fact that apart from their marginalised gender, they suffered from stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination on the basis of their young age. > They are often told they do not have the necessary experience to lead or to contribute to serious discussion. > Respondents also shared how they were often reminded that they did not participate in Zimbabwe’s war of liberation and therefore not fit to take up leadership positions in society. One of the respondents said that at one point, she had to pull out of a political race because an older woman told her she was going to use witchcraft against her for challengig her. *More: NewZimbabwe.com* itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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