BDP elects male-dominated leadership, again

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Part of the newly elcted BDP central commitee at the 37th natinal congress t Tonota PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

TONOTA: Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) 37th elective congress has failed to elect more women into the Central Committee for the umpteenth time. Once again, the BDP has settled for a male-dominated team in the governing structure.

Out of the 10 contested positions including five of the party president’s nominations, only two out of a total of 15 politicians are women. This leaves the BDP as a party very gender-insensitive if the weekend congress results are anything to go by.

With only a paltry 13.33% of women in an organisation as big and diverse as the ruling party, it raises more questions than answers about the party’s commitment to empowering women.

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BDP elects male-dominated leadership, again

TONOTA: Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) 37th elective congress has failed to elect more women into the Central Committee for the umpteenth time. Once again, the BDP has settled for a male-dominated team in the governing structure.

The projects magazine in collaboration with Stanbic bank launched the future of mining summit 2024

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Selefu

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