Council of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Rev Susan Matala has called on women across the country to aspire for more decision making position and fully participate in the nation’s developmental agenda.
Rev Matala said there is need for women in the country to stop feeling inferior to men because men and women are equal and can do anything that men are able to do hence the need for women to take part in the developmental agenda of the country as leaders and not just bystanders.
She noted that there has been perceived notions that men are superior to women which has been driving the agenda world over hence the need to change the mind set of not only women but men as well because they are perpetrators of the prejudices that women inferior to men.
She urged women to raise up and challenge men for leadership positions in all spheres of life as there are in a better position to make informed decisions as there are the people who mostly understand the cost of bad decisions.
And Rev Matala has observed that it is possible to have a woman president in the country.
She said there is no reason why the country can not have a woman president when other countries such as the neighbouring Malawi have had women presidents.
Rev Matala further observed the need to break down the barriers limiting women’s participation in national agendas so as to make them feel confident as full human beings to do what ever a man can do.
“The only reason why we have not had a woman president up to now are the prejudices of how we have perceived the position of women in society; so this self preservation and perpetuation of women being inferior to men is what drives the agenda.
“The barrier that makes women feel inferior to men can be broken we just need to think through how these barriers can be broken so that we as women can feel confident as full human beings and not half so that we can do whatever men can do.” Rev Matala.
She added: ” we have seen many women become presidents of their nations now the number is increasing and I don’t see why Zambia should not have one.”
Nature is nature. How can the whole world be wrong and only you Susan Mutala be right? Go hung if you can’t live with it. Just because you’re lucky to be general secretary of some insignificant church should not make you think that the whole world will share your opinion! Red arrows please.
THIS WOMAN IS MISLEADING MANY WOMEN . THE BIBLE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE SUBMISSIVE TO MEN HENCE THEY WILL NEVER BE EQUAL TO MEN.
IS SHE MARRIED?
Look at this Reverend, I thot women are already doing their best & government has put in place adequate policy to empower our women.Should it be a competition now?
Perhaps she wants Women to start Impregnating men to prove equality.
Pls Reverend ,give us a break.The Laws are there to preserve the our women`s dignity,empowerment.
Every right thinking Male Zambian respects women as our mothers and accept them as equal partners in development.
Is this Rev. Matale or Matala? In Any case who ever you are woman, Men are Men and Women are Women. We are different. Hormonal make up in Men and women is totally different. In the army women can not be in Armour and such other departments with heavy weapons. In the Mines women cannot work underground!
Has Matala divorced Matale??? Anyway, the talk on equality is a tired record now. I think we need to work on the facility that has been built over the years to empower everyone equally in their professions and societies. We are not asking that women should grow male organs; we are just saying they should be accorded the same professional opportunity taking into account their peculiar make-up of womanhood. The feeling of inferiority is mostly culturally and religiously fueled.