The British High Commissioner to Malawi, Leigh Stubblefield, has held her first official meeting with Gender Minister Mary Thom Navicha, with both sides pledging closer cooperation on efforts to tackle gender‑based violence and strengthen women’s rights across the country. In a statement, the British High Commission said the discussion focused on shared priorities, including ending […]
Gender activists are jerking president Lazarus Chakwera to honour the gender law when hiring his new cabinet. The NGO Gender Coordination Network says Chakwera should adhere to the 2015 Gender Law which contains a 60-40 gender clause. The call comes as Chakwera is still in the process of reviewing his cabinet which has a relatively […]
In a last ditch attempt to wipe out cases of child marriages and property grabbing in Ntchisi district, NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) has facilitated the formation of Ntchisi Women’s Movement to challenge patriarchal cultural norms and religious beliefs that perpetuate power imbalances between men and women. The movement is also expected to spearhead the promotion […]
Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Patricia Kaliati, has applauded the Catholic-owned Luntha Television for playing a pivotal role in addressing gender based violence (GBV) and inequality in Malawi. With funding from Norwegian Aid for Development Cooperation (NORAD) through the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Luntha Television in partnership with Women’s Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) and […]
President Lazarus Chakwera and the Judicial Service Commission who took part in the appointment process of 12 High Court judges have been commended by gender activists led by Women’s Manifesto Movement for appointing six of them female judges thereby implementing equal gender representation. Out of the 12 judicial personnel that have been appointed as High […]
President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday failed to explain why he has failed to balance gender in his Cabinet and parastatal boards in his assessment of the first 100 days in office, challenging women’s rights activists to produce a list of women who qualify to be placed in boards particularly those that require specialised skills. Chakwera […]
President Lazarus Chakwera will not reconstitute parastatal boards which have been blamed to be not compliant with the Gender Equality Act, State House director of communications Sean Kampondeni and government spokesman Gospel Kazako have said. The Gender Equality Act stipulates appointment of not less than 40 percent and not more than 60 percent of either […]
The United Nations (UN) resident coordinator Maria Jose Torres has called for increased efforts in the promotion of gender equality as a means of achieving the global set targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Torress said that global statistics have indicated that countries with the highest indicators in meeting the SDGs targets are those that have […]
A renowned gender activist Seodi White, who is chief technical director of the Public Sector Reforms in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), has been widely condemned by the public through social media from abusing gender card in defence of embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah. Ansah, a judge of the Malawi […]
Malawi continues to struggle to achieve gender equality despite having a robust regulatory framework that promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women. The domestic statutes are complemented by continental and global gender equality covenants. Female representation in leadership positions is still low at all levels of society including cabinet. There was much optimism that […]
While the Women Lawyers Association (WLA) has been blaming President Peter Mutharika for what it termed “gross disregard” of the Gender Equality Act, African Union (AU) has awarded the country for being among the best top 12 performers in efforts to bridge gender equality gap and promote women empowerment on the continent. The Women Lawyers […]
The Women Lawyers Association of Malawi (WLA) are still putting pressure on President Peter Mutharika to rescind his appointment of ruling Democrtaic Perogressive Party (DPP) Regional Governor for the South Charles Mchacha into the Cabinet and consider increasing women ministers. The Women Lawyers Association is demanding that Mutharika should rescind Mchacha’s appointment, accusing him of demeaning women […]
One of the 50-50 Management Agency consortium members ActionAid Malawi has slamed President Peter Mutharika reduction of women from four to three in a 20-member Cabinet. Reacting to the President’s new Cabinet hired on Wednesday night, a statement signed by 50-50 Campaign Team Leader Viwemi Chavula and ActionAid Malawi Executive Director Grace Tikambenji Malera, the agency has […]
Sights of women behind wheels are now common, even in Saudi Arabia. But it is rare and fascinating to see one behind the grouser pad of an excavator. The story of Priscilla Mwapasa, 41. She represents significant strides Malawi is making in breaking gender barriers in various socio-economic activities. For women, it has not been […]
Pan African Civic Educators Network(Pacenet) Executive Director Steven Duwahas urged civil society organizations (CSOs) to start lobbying for adoption of gender affirmative law and other measures for advancement of women in politics. Duwa was speaking this on Wednesday at Annes Lodge in Zomba duringa meeting on setting up election situation Room. Present during the meeting […]
Chief Secretary to Office of President and Cabinet Lloyd Muhara risks arrest following an escalated campaign by gender activists to arrest top government officials who fail to appoint 40% of women into public positions. Emma Kaliya, a gender activist, said enough is enough, the appointing authorities in both public and private institutions should be arrested […]
The Minister for Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalirani has said Malawi has done very well in economic empowerment of women especially in the work sector at the continental level. Kalirani made the remarks during a side event organized by the Malawi Government in conjunction with UN Women on the margins of the Commission on the Status of Women 61 (CSW61) in […]
Ministers of Gender and Women Affairs of the African Union are meeting in Addis Ababa to strategize on gender programmes to present to the Assembly of Heads of State and Government which meets in the same Ethiopia capital next week. The Gender Pre-summit of Ministers is being chaired by Malawi’s Gender Minister Honourable Dr Jean Kalilani […]