I was looking at the political atmosphere in Zimbabwe lately and noticed something quite disturbing in two ways. Zimbabwe is a country that advocates equality for all despite your biological make up. Even ZIMASSET advocates for that. but that is just a blue print, if the political atmosphere is anything to go by. You have a situation where there are less women in Zimbabwean politics compared to their male counterparts. And those women that find themselves in politics are kept at bay, given positions that would not allow them to make any significant changes to the ordinary Zimbabwean.

Irinnews (27July 2007) published a story concerned with the number of female politicians that are in Zimbabwe. women in politics support unit, a Non Governmental Organisation here in Zimbabwe was advocating for more female politicians. Their argument was that there are more women than men in Zimbabwe, but there are more men than women in Zimbabwean Politicis, which in itself is worrying. They believe that if more women enter the political arena then the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans might be impacted. Fast forward eight years into the future and the situation is roughly the same even worse.

ZBC's News at Eight and current affairs program extensively covered the ouster of one of the most influential female politicians in Zimbabwe, Joice Mujuru, from being a vice president to being a no body in less than a year. her position was overtaken by a man. 2014 saw many of prominent female politicians falling from grace. an example is that of Olivia Muchena who lost her post as minister of IT to a man. Instead of replacing these positions with ladies, they were filled with men. this then means that the number of prominent female politicians in Zimbabwe fell, meaning that politics is once again a male dominated game.

Another thing that happened in2014 was, most women politicians were thrown into 'women affairs' issues. We have the likes of Grace Mugabe who became the Zanu Pf Women affairs Boss and Oppa Muchinguri who is just  politburo member. Just a member. These positions will not give these women the power to make a change in the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans. This is something that is left to the men.