Sticks and stones – and shaming – discourages women from contesting elections.
Twenty-six years after the Beijing Declaration, which set the target for reaching gender balance in political decision-making, women are still underrepresented across all levels of power
The World Economic Forum reports it would take more than 135 years to reach global gender parity. South Africa ranks 18th, a downward curve in gender equality.
Despite governments having collected over $400-million to provide universal connectivity, women remain unconnected from the internet.
Gender parity is both an economic and a moral imperative