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Zambia has laws protecting women from discrimination, including the Constitution (1991) and the Employment Act (1965). [14] The Gender Equity and Equality Act (2015) criminalizes gender-based violence and discrimination. However, implementation and enforcement remain challenges. [15] [16] [17]
Child marriage rates in Zambia are some of the highest in the world, [7] and women continue to experience high levels of physical and sexual violence. [8] Across nearly all gender-based indicators, there is a significant disparity between the quality of life of rural, less educated, and impoverished women and their urban counterparts. [citation ...
Some of the forms of violence perpetrated by individuals are: rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment, acid throwing, reproductive coercion, female infanticide, prenatal sex selection, obstetric violence, online gender-based violence and mob violence; as well as harmful customary or traditional practices such as honor killings, dowry ...
The Orlando Pride and Zambia goalscorer has come under scrutiny after she was withdrawn from the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Zambia’s Barbra Banda abused online after winning BBC Women ...
Christine Kaseba is a Zambian physician, surgeon and politician who served as the First Lady of Zambia from September 2011 until her husband's death in October 2014. She is the widow of former President Michael Sata, who died in office on October 28, 2014.
Juliet Chibuta was previously a journalist at Zambia Daily Mail. [2]In January 2015 Chibuta warned that many Zambian voters, particularly women, were being disenfranchised by restrictions on the replacement of voters' cards. [3]
She has publicly spoken out on a variety of societal issues affecting Zambia, including children's right, gender discrimination, violence against women, and women's access to education. [5] Sata died in office on 28 October 2014. [4]
The initiative is a significant step towards promoting gender equality and increasing the representation of women in historical narratives. Through the Zambian Museum of Women's History, Kapwepwe and Yonga seek to expand the number of narratives on Wikipedia related to Zambian women who have made noteworthy contributions to the country's history.