Zim women to use Clinton loss as electoral lesson

THE loss of United States Presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton to billionaire business mogul Donald Trump has shocked many women in Zimbabwe, who had been hoping she would become the first female leader of the most powerful country in the world.

But several top female politicians last week met in Harare and said although Clinton’s loss was a sad development, they had derived lessons from it to ensure women attain leadership roles in Zimbabwe.

To begin strengthening female participation in politics and business, and as part of the celebrations of Britain’s women’s week, British ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing together with the Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) organised a political dialogue with women last Friday.

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