Zimbabwe Womens Rights Association publicity secretary Ratidzo Mhizha said such a document would effect change and help combat discriminatory behaviour perpetrated against women across the world.
There will be some change in mindset as there will be a benchmark against the government policies, she said.
Mhizha said the bond should highlight the prerequisites of a good government in any country, like the avoidance of wasteful spending and corruption.
It should also give women positions that they deserve and, in the context of justice, transparency, equity and fairness, give women their due rights, she said.
The charter should call for the implementation of policies which are pro-growth and development and for these policies to be gender sensitive, she said.
Mhizha said while resolutions for the advancement of women were agreed upon by the government through the ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development many were yet enacted.
The same issues are still being debated, while a host of new issues, problems and concerns have arisen, which need to be addressed urgently, she said.
As such she said women in decision-making positions had a role in mobilizing support and formulating policies that show that the collective strong voice at national and international conferences on women could be reflected in their respective cities and countries.
Similarly, women in decision-making positions must ensure that they themselves commit strongly to the process of economic change and persevere in bringing about changes, she said.
Among others, they needed to persuade their governments to open up economies and to create the necessary enabling environment for investment and business.
Economies must not be allowed to stagnate in isolation and must be made to progressively integrate into the global economic process.
Mhizha also said in some countries, the economic empowerment of women could not happen unless there were changes to the economic profile.
Women will stagnate if they are not drawn into a new economic environment, or if there are no changes to the way they eke out a living, she said.
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