Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu
Principal Adviser, Democracy and Inclusion, International IDEA
Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu is International IDEA's Principal Adviser, Democracy and Inclusion. She is a democracy and gender equality advocate and practitioner with several years of engagement in political participation and representation areas on gender equality, women’s empowerment, inclusion, political systems and parties, electoral systems and processes, gender and political financing, gender in constitutional processes, parliamentary strengthening and performance.
All Sessions by Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu
Session 5: Gender Equality and Authoritarianism
As gender disparities widen in countries with authoritarian regimes or restrictive political environments, women's political participation is particularly at risk. Women rights defenders and gender equality political advocates are developing strategies as they become the targets of authoritarian governments and far-right movements. Amidst the numerous elections happening in the world this year, the resilience of young women activists is coming to the fore.
