Exploring the low levels of women’s political participation in Kabwe central constituency of Zambia from 1964 to 2021.
| dc.contributor.author | Phiri, Bessy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-31T09:16:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-31T09:16:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | Thesis of Master of Education in Civic Education | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study explored the reasons for low levels of women political participation in Kabwe Central Constituency of Zambia. The objectives of this study were as follows: to explore reasons affecting low women political participation, the effects of low participation of women in politics and measures to promote women participation in politics. The study is qualitative and used a descriptive research designn because its flexible, offered in-depth and detailed information, allowed the use of multiple data collection methods and minimized the chance of having missing data. Moreover, the approach was found to integrate human touch, was cost-effective and was indeed the only option in some cases of research problems. The data was collected using Focus Group Discussion and structured interviews. The target population of the study comprised of Provincial Secretary General of political parties, ECZ officials, members of Kabwe central constituency and Non-Government Organisation. The study sample consisted of 30 participants. Purposive sampling also known as a judgmental, selective, or subjective sampling was used in the study. The interviews and FGDs conducted in this study established that women face numerous challenges in political participation which includes; lack of support from fellow women and family, inadequate financial resources to fund political activities, unsafe or fear of political violence, low confidence due to intimidation and lack of political motivation in key positions. On the effects of low political participation, the study revealed that; policies formulated do not reflect the interest of girls and women, women’s voices may not be head in politics, demotivating young girls as well as proliferation of gender gap representation. It was clear that the negative effects of low women participation in political participation increased the already existing gender gap representation in governance. The findings of the study reveal some measure that can put in place to address low women political participation were to; training and leadership programmes for women, promoting community talks or sensitization, reducing charges of adoption by political parties as well as reducing political violence against women in politics. Based on the study findings, the following future political were suggested to stakeholders; stakeholders such NGOs, CSO, Political parties among others should be on lookout in communities and identify those women interested in politics and fund them, ECZ, police, political parties and other stakeholders should ensure to create a political friendly atmosphere to accommodate women in political landscape and to use various platforms such as the media, market places, churches, traditional leaders to be used as conduits or channels to disseminate information on the importance of women participation in political participation. There is need for further studies to investigate the impact of low women participation in politics on the development of Kabwe Central Constituency. There is need for the further studies to investigate the impact of low women participation on the development of Kabwe central Constituency Key words: Politics, feminism, intersectionality, womanism, poststructuralist. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/9335 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | The University of Zambia | |
| dc.title | Exploring the low levels of women’s political participation in Kabwe central constituency of Zambia from 1964 to 2021. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |