[civsoc-mw] Women demo on equality.

Sun Oct 11 09:37:14 CAT 2020

Prof,There are other measures that cannot be talked about because they are not [politically correct. Management positions tend to be competitive and unforgiving. That tilts the needle in favor  of men. In America, Law Schools have been graduating more women than men. You would never guess that if you looked at the law companies or the top notch lawyers in the  nation. Why? Men tend to be cut throat. It is not cultural, it is innate behavior that political correctness turns a blind eye to

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From: Louis Nthenda <louisnthenda at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [civsoc-mw] Women demo on equality.

How come that when I travelled around the country talking to members of village farmers' clubs, local manufacturing clubs and other associations at the very bottom of the food chain, the majority were women, most office holders were women, the most vociferous were women? And somehow, these skills don't rise to higher management levels? Who is blocking them? Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf? I saw this link to Voice of America on Malawi about Solar Engineers who have arrived on the scene and are making waves. Capability runs trough all levels of Malawi society starting from the lowest levels of the food chain.
https://www.voanews.com/episode/solar-mamas-brighten-rural-malawi-4434856  

On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 3:48 AM KPD <maluwakpd at gmail.com> wrote:

TC,It is an African disease.
But wait a minute! What position is Chilima holding? There is no position of Vice President in the constitution?
So let us use the title as defined in the constitution, "First Vice President" and SVP position is vacant.
These are the problems we create and face just to be politically correct or for political expedience.
Reminds me of one court case where it was dismissed because the appellant sued non existence entity called "Malawi Electoral Commission" 'MEC". M'maso muli gwa someone lost a case because the constitution has Electoral Commission 'EC' and not Malawi Electoral Commission 'MEC'.
Koma iwe Trevor, maLawyer sayenera kupita ku chalichi wamva.
On Sat, 10 Oct 2020, 20:30 trevor chimimba, <trevorchimimba at gmail.com> wrote:

KPD, 
The post of the second vice presidency was introduced later in the constitution (an unholy compromise of politicians who shall remain nameless because their mention alone makes my blood boil). It is a contingent position, and framed as such. We are better off without it being filled and the fact that it is unfilled does not mean violation. 
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On Oct 10, 2020, at 2:17 PM, KPD <maluwakpd at gmail.com> wrote:

CWG,
I wish TC and DM could comment on your post.
Legislating something is not the same as implementation. When I read the constitution under 'The Executive',  I find Firsf Vice President and Second Vice President. After Muluzi no one was ever made Firsf or second Vice president. But the section is still there. Or was it removed?
As you have correctly stated, ignorance is making some of us bark at the wrong tree.
On Sat, 10 Oct 2020, 06:34 Charles Golomoti, <cwakudabii.golomoti at gmail.com> wrote:

KPD, when I first heard that women were agitating for a countrywide kodo kodo, I was like: "do these homo sapiens even know how boards are constituted?".  You know what; a long time ago I attended a meeting where we were tasked to propose names of individuals to sit on one of the boards in my field of specialization. We were required to come up with six names of highly qualified professionals in the country. We chose five men and one woman as the best combo we could dream of, i.e. our dream team. But the woman's name was turned down during the first screening process at the Department of Statutory Corporations, way before the final vetting at OPC, because she was already a member of another very powerful board, if you know what I mean. The only other woman we could have chosen to sit on that particular board, in as far as experience and academic qualifications were concerned, was a PS in the parent ministry. So anyhow, the PS  woman was still going to sit on the board as an ex official. To cut the long story short, we ended up with six men and several ex-officios. Ndiye izi zomangolirira zili zonse chifukwa chozolowera the infamous kota system introduced into Mother Malawi by the Bibida Master Bingu, ndizosathandiza kwenikweni; but merit, merit, and merit. Ndangodutsamo!
CWG

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 11:16 AM KPD <maluwakpd at gmail.com> wrote:

As much as I support the concept of equality and protection of women empowerment, the only Act of parliament I have seen is on GBV. On boards it is only Environment management Board that there is a stipulation on board composition.
I want to create CIVSOC forum board, can women here raise their hand so that I I include them. If the board comprise KBK,TC, LN, SK, LN, CWG, some women somewhere will demonstrate.
Zinthu za maquota maybe politically correct but it is up to us as individuals to stand up and be counted. Not because of our noise but our worth.
Inu azimai, don't normalise kumamenyedwa mapama. Don't normalise kumaumilizidwa kukhala house wife.
Alice Namathanga, I don't know where she is, competed with me for position 1 in standard 7 at C.I in Blantyre. Next time ndinamva kuti ku secondary school sanapite or she got married. I felt like crying. Why do our girls drop by the way side?
We need some sort of conference, commission of inquiry or whatever to look and hardships faced by women from girl child to adult. This will allow for appropriate intervention.
Osangoti tizingopanga phokoso without dealing with the underlying issues.

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