‘Female politicians must be thick-skinned’

PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Women Affairs chairperson Chido Madiwa has urged female politicians to develop thick skin and challenge their male counterparts in the 2023 elections.

Madiwa told NewsDay that female politicians have largely been deterred from contesting elections due to violence..

“We have just come to an end of the commemorations of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and this does not mean that we should stop fighting for our women’s rights, it is an everyday fight,” Madiwa said.

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