BNF Women’s League unites women

BNF Women's Wing fighting for equal opportunies.
BNF Women's Wing fighting for equal opportunies.

Newly elected members of the Botswana National Front Women’s League (BNFWL) have joined hands with civil rights organisations and opposition political parties to advocate a gender inclusive constitutional review under the slogan, “Women’s issues are common to all women”.

In an unusual act of solidarity in spite of their opposing political views, the women’s leagues of all major political parties, including the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Women’s League have rallied behind the BNF’s call for greater representation of women in the Constitution. Civil rights organisations such as Democracy Works and Gender Links have also joined the call to present their case for gender inclusivity to the constitutional review commission.

BNF Women’s League president, Bonang Nkoane, announced on Tuesday that the BNF is currently working together with other women representatives to draft gender-based policy to present to the constitutional review commission.

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