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The Zambia MDGs progress report 2013 indicates that Zambia has continued to perform poorly with respect to female political representation. Women in 2015 held a low proportion of seats in both local councils (6.3 percent) and parliament (13.9 percent) and have continued to do so even after the...

The Zambia MDGs progress report 2013 indicates that Zambia has continued to perform poorly with respect to female political representation. Women in 2015 held a low proportion of seats in both local councils (6.3 percent) and parliament (13.9 percent) and have continued to do so even after the...

This study investigates the extent to which both sexes participated in Zambia’s agricultural development from 1890-1990. Utilising primary and secondary sources of information and analysing data qualitatively, the study examines gender roles in agriculture in the colonial and post-colonial...

This study explored school girls’ experiences of gender based violence in selected secondary schools in Luampa and Kaoma districts of western Zambia. A qualitative phenomenological research design was employed in this study. Participants included twenty-eight (28) school girls who had been...

The study investigated the role that the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ) played in promoting gender equality in Lusaka District particularly in Lilanda and Garden House Congregations. The study investigated the measures put in place by the RCZ in the fight against gender inequality. It also...

There are many factors that influence females to enter the labour market. Women in most of the developing countries are underrepresented in the labour force. In this regard, the equity and efficiency related Sustainable Development Goals, in particular; ensuring inclusive and equitable quality...

This study sought to examine gender mainstreaming (GM) in the Conservation Agriculture (CA): Lessons from Conservation Agriculture Programme II (CAP II) in Mapanza area, Choma District of Zambia. The objectives of the study were to assess the extent of participation of women and men in the CAP II...

This study endeavored to assess gender stereotypes in teachers’ running of co-curricular activities at Rhodes Park and Silver Spring Schools in Lusaka District. The research was done with the guidance of the following research objectives: to document the types of co-curricularactivities thatmale...

Though schools are supposed to be safe places for caring for pupils, most often they are not, because of sexual harassment, especially of female pupils. Sexual harassment is a global phenomenon recorded across various settings all over the world including Zambia. Sexual harassment may include...

The UN conference dealing with issues to do with gender equality in all areas and at all levels were heighten during the fourth UN conference in Beijing in 1995 (Commonwealth Youth Programme, 1997). Several commitments were made by member states and key areas of particular importance to young...