Women marginalisation in police worries Kokorwe

Kokorwe said that in the middle management ranks, only 16.9% women are senior superintendents. She put the blame on women saying that they still fail to support and nurture each another. "I therefore encourage the network to inculcate espirit-de-corps amongst female police officers to stand up and lead crime prevention operations as well as to bust crime syndicates without necessarily waiting for the guidance and leadership of their male counterparts," Kokorwe said.

She is concerned that women are still faced with the double burden concept. She said the concept arises in a situation where the role of a woman at home conflicts with her work. She called upon the network to come up with strategies to support women officers to strike a balance between official duties and household responsibilities. "I implore men and husbands in their homes to support women officers and women generally in attaining the outcomes of the strategies they would have come up with," Kokorwe said.