Activist urges women to back women election manifesto

Activist urges women to back women election manifesto
IPPmedia
Renowned activist Prof Amina Mama has challenged women in the country to make radical changes by electing leaders who are ready to implement the women election manifesto. Women activists launched the 'Women voter manifesto' on Tuesday in which ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

21 Dec

Enhance participation in election contests, TAMWA urges women

Enhance participation in election contests, TAMWA urges women
IPPmedia
Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA) in collaboration with the Women Coalition on Women's Rights and Constitutionalism Rights has advocated the need for women participation in local government, village and suburb elections. The observation ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

06 Mar

Women's rights activist wins 2014 Martin Luther King Justice Award

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Women's rights activist wins 2014 Martin Luther King Justice Award
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Winner of the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award, Jane Magigita, said the struggle for women's rights and economic empowerment calls for leadership and active participation of men. She was speaking mid this week in Dar es Salaam ...

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

03 Sep

TAMWA Urges Incoming Govt to Empower Women

TAMWA Urges Incoming Govt to Empower Women
AllAfrica.com
Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA) has urged the incoming Fifth Phase Government to reduce the existing gap between men and women and to empower the disabled as a way of promoting gender equality. TAMWA executive director Ms Edda ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

15 Jun

Lobby urges more women to contest for political posts

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Lobby urges more women to contest for political posts
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The Tanzania Women Parliamentarian Group (TWPG) is urging women to vie for political posts and become voice for the voiceless. TWPG Chairperson Anna Abdalla made the call yesterday in Dodoma on the last day of training on leadership and election ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Aug

Uganda first lady Janet urges women to be independent

The First Lady has asked women to avoid over-dependence on husbands but find ways to raise personal income.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

17 May

CUF women wing urges fellows to register for polls

CUF women wing urges fellows to register for polls
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The Civic United Front Women Wing Vice Chairman, Severina Mwijage said women participation in the voters' registration book is important if they are to participate in the October general elections. Severina was speaking in Dar es Salaam recently during the ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jun

Mongella couches women ahead of general election

Dodoma. Veteran politician Dr Getrude Mongella has called upon women to be confident and vie for different political positions in the General Election in October.

 

9 years ago

Yahoo News UK

09 Dec

Zanzibar women divorced after voting in controversial election

Yahoo News UK
Zanzibar women divorced after voting in controversial election
Yahoo News UK
Dozens of women in Zanzibar have been divorced or abandoned by their husbands after voting in the October presidential and general election election, rights groups have warned. Activists also said some women did not vote or voted for candidates they ...
Scores of Zanzibar women forcibly divorced for voting in Tanzania electionsThe Independent
Tanzanian Lawyers: Up to 50 Women Divorced for Defying Husbands...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

31 Jul

Graft, election costs hamper women's political participation

Graft, election costs hamper women's political participation
Daily News
CORRUPTION and election costs are attributed as major obstacles hampering women's participation in politics, it has been revealed. “There's an urgent need to address the two obstacles of corruption and election expenses so that the political ground ...

 

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