Gender Commission Calls For Legislation To Deal With Sexual Harassment

The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has raised concern over the spike in cases of sexual harassment in the workplace. ZGC is commemorating 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV). It is running under the theme Creating Zero Tolerance To Sexual Harassment In The Work Place. This comes when there has been an outcry in Parliament by opposition female legislators that they are being sexually harassed by their male counterparts in the August House. ZGC chairperson Margaret Sangarwe-Mukahanana said

We call upon all stakeholders to speed up the enactment of a comprehensive legislative framework to deal with GBV and sexual harassment, in particular. The current legal framework has astonishing loopholes and such a situation cannot continue any longer.

It is imperative to note that Zimbabwe has not yet reached where the country should be in terms of gender equality… The commission is calling upon all public and private institutions to put in place and maintain a comprehensive policy to deal with GBV. We are working with Parliament for a specific legislation that will protect women against sexual harassment.

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