Several women's organisations held a peaceful march in Harare where they presented petitions to the Registrar General's office, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, finance ministry and Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee.
Last week, the Nomination Court approved applicants vying for political posts from various political parties signalling that the race for political office had gained momentum. According to Section 26A of the Electoral Act, voter registration is set to end on July 9.
A survey by several women's organisations revealed that the ongoing voter registration exercise had failed to recognise women's specific needs due to the lack of responsiveness to their needs based on their gender roles as mothers and carers.
It noted that the elderly, women with disabilities and pregnant women were not been given special attention as some registration points were not accessible while some officials have refused to accommodate their special needs.
The petition, endorsed by Women' s Trust, members of the Women' s Coalition of Zimbabwe, Women's wings of political parties and the Group of 20 Women Monitoring the Global Political Agreement and their affiliate members from Zanu (PF) and the two MDC formations that made the dissolved Government of National Unity demanded for efficiency on the registration of voters.
"The voter registration exercise must be conducted in a gender responsive manner and ZEC must facilitate decentralisation and more registration points in order to minimise distances travelled by women," read the petition.
The petition requested the finance ministry to avail adequate resources to ensure a gender responsive registration process.
"The Registrar General must expedite service delivery at the registration points to minimise the time spent by women while they wait to be attended to. JOMIC must supervise the above mentioned bodies and ensure that our demands are acted upon immediately," read the petition.
Women's Trust Director, Memory Kachambwa, said it was disappointing to note women's issues were not given the priority they deserved and that the RG 's office was not sensitive to women's issues .
Kachambwa said: "The response that we got from the Registrar General's office is disappointing because they have indicated that they will treat women as equal citizens in the ongoing voter registration exercise."
The response addressed to Women's Trust, dated July 2, and signed by one B. Mpala on behalf of the Registrar of Voters states: "In terms of Section 35; 2 of the constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No 11, all Zimbabwean citizens are equal in the eyes of the law and therefore subject to equal treatment regardless of gender".
It however revealed that there were administrative arrangements that prioritised senior citizens, pregnant women and people with disabilities.
Georgina Chimvura from Epworth who took part in the march said she had been motivated to become part of this initiative after facing hurdles to register as a voter during the intensive mobile voter registration exercise.
"If the RG's office could create separate queues for women, then women would go and register in their numbers. As it is now, we are frustrated by the snail's pace at which the officers are doing their duty," she said. Judith Nyanhete expressed optimism that women's concerns were going to be addressed.
She said: "Women are disadvantaged because they have a lot of work at home and take care of children, the sick and the elderly. We have limited time and if they create separate days and venues for us to go and register, I am sure that more women will be able to exercise their democratic right to participate in elections."
According to a survey by the Women's Trust and other affiliate women's organisations, there is limited information on voter registration among Zimbabwean women, with that resulting in few women utilising district registration centres.
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