NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela says women sometimes fail to join politics because they are judged harshly compared to men. Recently, Chiengi Independent MP Given Katuta said she regrated being a Zambian politician, stating that the current political space did not allow room for honest disagreement. She further expressed concern over gender-based abuse being faced by women in politics. Reacting to Katuta’s sentiments in an interview, Friday, Anamela said there was a need to address the gender stereotype on women in politics. “That is the reality because a lot of women are afraid sometimes to come into the public eye or into politics because of the way women are judged, they are judged more harshly than men are. And you...