Malawi women demonstrates for gender justice in public appointments
Gender activists, on Friday kicked off demonstrations in Malawi’s major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe and Blantyre to protest against the gender imbalance in public appointments following the appointment of few women as board of directors into 67 parastatals.
The women activists charge that the boards are dominated by males, against the provisions of the Gender Act which allows a representation of 40-60 percent for women.
President Lazarus Chakwera justified low women representation last Monday during his media engagement after clocking 100 days in office but pledged to look into the concerns raised.
Addressing the crowd, one of the organizers for the protests, Wolrec executive director Maggie Kathewera Banda said: “We have been engaging government all along and our protests today is against the violation of the gender equality laws.
“Our protests are to show that we have in the country able women.
Banda has called upon development partners to stand with women groups in the country in pushing the Tonse Alliance administration to be compliant with the Gender Equality Act.
She pointed out that failure by the current administration to appoint enough women into positions is a missed opportunity.
Lawyer Khwima Mchizi said the law is clear and government should not pretend or use the law selectively.
Speaking during the demos in Lilongwe, Mchizi observed that women should not beg for what is already provided in the law.
He says the law should be respected at all times and not only when it suits those in power.
However, the demos have been characterized by low patronage of women and in some areas men outnumbering women.
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amuna amusowa kwambili i think. inu 50-50 ikukanika ku britain, ku America. muzikwanisa? koyambila ndi ku ma sukulu. kenako kuchilimika pa ntchito and get noticed and recognised. tikatero ndiye tizilowela ku ma board uku. tikumvana? osati poti mwakula thako or mabele ndiye mukhale board member No. azimayi mukuzolowela kupeza zinthu pozela kunyengedwa. muleke zimenezi. tatopa nanu. tipempha mulungu atichosele
Basitu zatha kasambeni.
M’busa onama . Chakwera has lied to malawian women. It shall end in tears
Somethings will really never change. Upto now we still have species that do not believe in merit. Women especially from my mother Malawi ought to realise by now that running government business requires placing the right personnel in the right positions. What is the ‘right personnel’ is what many of you do not understand. 1. Do you share the same ideologies with the current government? 2.. Will you be in a position to champion what this government wants once given a position in any of the boards among the statutory organisations? 3. Have you ever availed yourself as one of the members of the current administration? 4. It is not just a matter of picking every Jim and Jack, blindly for that matter, and entrust him/her with a position that he/she may abuse to the advantage of different political masters. 5. Even if there was someone with rare talent in the opposition, Govt will not be stupid to appoint him to its fold. 6. You cannot be appointed to positions this time around only for the sake of being male or female, we need delivery and nothing else. 7. Politics of patronage are no longer needed in Malawi. 8. If gender is the issue, why not query over the male dominated military, tobacco farming, artisanal jobs. I cannot see humility here but gate crushing. It is a process without hooliganism, I suppose.
A load of bullshit. In a country of 19 million, you want to tell us Tonse government can’t find suitable women in their camp to occupy meagre 40% Of positions? Shutup man.
bwanji tipemphe nao a nduna oona za miseu, ma civil engineers etc kha ndaniwo tione momwe M1 road tingaujudulile ukhale ndi 2 way lane. magalimoto aculukitsa muziko muno.taona zimacitika from bunda turnoff towards the city. nde tikumane ndi ma business people pa wakawaka etc then anjinga!!! a minibus
bakili muluzi timanyesa pololeza free trade olo zinali zabwinoko koma sanali ndi masomphenya. kulongosola za miseu.
pano anthu akukhala ndi 10 cars etc oseo azienda miseu yake itiyo. then pa dziko pathu pano pagwa ma truck oti akatsogozana 6 iwe kulephera kudutsa.
zinkakomera a convoy ya 42 cars kuenda opanda overtake i mean pitala. analibe nafe ncito.
bola k145 million token ija akanationerako M1.
ma potholes mu Dedza ooooo.
Azimayi ndikuona apotu madameji okhaokha
Mukungotaya nthawi palibe chichitike. Dikirani muone ngati achite advertise ntchito ya wamkulu waku MRA. Poyambira padzakhala pamenepo, apo bii mwauponda, zinali za pa kampeni.
Kodi Maggie Kathewera ndi wankazi? Koma maonekedwedi apusitsadi eti…….
A Brian Banda paja zija mumakonda kusonkhezera Moto zoterezi.Chibanzi Cha bloka pakamwa.
I’d advise these women together with their male lawyer to just come up with a proposed board which is perfectly 40:60 so that it takes account of the so qualified women that the president missed. You don’t point out a flaw without proper solution. Maybe then we can say they’re right.
KKKKKKKK tinanena dzulo kuti waaaamuna musapiteko uku koma zoona nkukaposanso waaakaziwo ndiye chiyani tsopano??? Dyera mwati muwoneke ndinu wokonda azimayi….aky, kwatirani onsewo akhale anutu …..kupeperatu kumeneku!!! Kuyaluka!!
Kikikkkkkkkk bring your cvs please, osangoti nywe nywe nywe,
MERIT only should be the basis.
Anzanu amapanga demonstrate ngati boma silikuyankha nkhawa zawo osati za umbuli mwachitazi. Paja ndinu a bar mutavala bra eti? Barbra
What next? You want manna from heaven?
I didnt even read the article.
So apart from Maggie Kathewera who obviously was at this demonstration as the organiser, how many women of substance who have the right qualifications and experience to be board members of our parastatals were there at this demonstration?
I can see at least 7 women that I always meet with at Bwandilo and Chigwili, who am not sure if they even understood what they were demonstrating for…….where were the actual women who want to be appointed to the boards?
Miss Maggie Kathewera I would like to suggest to you that there are better ways on how to make your name popular than advocating for a non issue like this one………you were so quite when the Police sexually abused women in Nsundwe and Mbatalika…….does this mean that in your eyes the Nsundwe women were of less value than the women you are trying to fight for to be appointed to the parastatal boards?
Women don’t support each other, probably the organisers have seen it. How many women were there? Yet you were saying men should not go to the demos, it was only for women.
Correct if I am wrong, many women were busy doing their normal jobs. All I can see is a lot ‘pretty’ frustrated individuals all the photos. What a waste of time!!
Akuikeni mu ma udindo mukapangenso zija za Jane Ansah?
Ayi tipanga za nzeru zinapanga achina Muluz i, Mchacha Ngwira Dausi Rough ndi azibambo onse nzeru ku Malawi. They are so clever that is why Malawi is the 3rd richest country in the world
No divine intervention, all you need is proof that you can, history has shown that you are incapable with very good examples of failed women.
f u low life
Kodi munalipo anythi 20 basi? Kikikikiki
Foseki
Crying for positions to enrich themselves. If you are gualifyed get a good job.
Foseki
You did not support JB when she was the president. Jane Ansah messed up
Iya za zii. WHY is it Malawian women enjoy to be used? Why not ask an audience with the president and relevant ministry? Are the protesting women lawyers not employed? The is to be appointed eti. Fosaki, mahule. There are many ways of contributing to our country apart from being appinted