Namibia: Nam Won't Make 50/50 Deadline

NAMIBIA still has a long way to go in achieving 50 percent women's representation in governance, research shows.

According to research done by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) on SADC protocol's 2015 deadline for gender parity in governance and decision making bodies, it is clear that without prescriptive mechanisms to ensure that the electoral law and other pieces of legislation guide political parties towards becoming engendered, Namibia will not reach the 50% target.

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