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The study investigated the influence of women on Gender Responsive Legislation (GRL) as individuals and as a caucus in the Zambian National Assembly from 2010 to 2016. It sought to examine the role of the women’s movements in supporting the work of the women legislators. The study was anchored on...

Since the 1995 Beijing women’s Conference there has been international recognition of the need for women’s participation in water and forest resources management. Zambia has introduced users groups to enable women and men to control these resources. The main objective of the study was to analyse...

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...

Defilement is a social problem which affects all members of society. Statistics indicate that there is an increase in the number of defilement cases reported but very few defilement cases are prosecuted. While there are a number of sexual offences against children, defilement is the most...

Domestic violence is a pervasive and frequently lethal problem that challenges countries and societies at every level and Zambia is no exception. Violence of this nature is often hidden from view and devastates its victims physically, socially and emotionally. Directly or indirectly it affects...

A cross sectional study was conducted in Lusaka`s Libala Township. The aims of the study were to assess the level of husbands` involvement in household chores, to identify and examine factors that influence husbands` involvement in household chores, to examine the attitudes of husbands` toward...

While it is true that most gender-based violence occur against women, it is not true that women are the only victims and that men are the only perpetrators. Women are perpetrators of this violence against men just as men are. The difference however is that the rate at which women perpetrate this...