Women have a tough time contesting elections and they have … - Anna Abdallah

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Women have a tough time contesting elections and they have to show exemplary proficiency to get recognised.

Anna Abdallah

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Anna Margareth Abdallah (born 26 July 1940) is a Tanzanian Chama Cha Mapinduzi politician and a special seat Member of Parliament.She was a member of the National Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1996. Anna has been the chairman of the National Movement People's Democratic Front Party since 2005, since she took over the reins as party leader, she has promoted women's rights, advocated for change in the gender-biased criminal justice system, supported education in indigenous languages, and campaigned for ethnic minority rights.

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It's quite hard, especially because of African traditional culture where a woman's place is in the kitchen

Parliament is very unfriendly for a woman with a child. We are talking about it and we would like to see more women with children getting into parliament and then performing their parental duties without hindrance, without neglecting the children."

People were not used to seeing women in public meetings talking just like male politicians do. They realised that women can talk back.

Women have a tough time contesting elections and they have to show exemplary proficiency to get recognised. - Anna Abdallah

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