Gender inequality a challenge in councils

Among other things, the Gantsi summit was to identify gaps and recommendations for post 2015 and share best practices on mainstreaming gender in service delivery within the councils.

According to the deputy executive secretary of BALA Ludo Matshameko, the summit was meant to come up with measures to close the gap between men and women representation at  council level. She said the gap has seriously widened after this year’s primary elections as many women from across party lines lost.