Lack of support, including access to funding, marginalisation, and bias are just some of the challenges that hinder women’s participation in politics, according to several parliamentarians.
Speaking on Friday at a UN Women’s consultation on women’s participation in politics in the Parliament Chamber, Public Buildings, Minister of Tourism and APNU+AFC Member of Parliament (MP) Cathy Hughes said that these challenges begin at the community level. “The system only allows for a certain type of woman who can go into her own pocket and pay to drive out of town,