INTRODUCTION: WOMEN 
    AS AGENTS OF CHANGE
   •  Women see themselves as agents of change and this 
    needs to be emphasized, in order to enlarge their choices 
    and access to a broader range of activities in Economic 
    and infrastructure Development as well as Political 
    Spheres especially in decision making. 
   • The realization of women’s rights requires countries to 
    start investing time and resources in the implementation 
    of some of the action points of existing instruments to 
    which they are signatories. 
   • Research, consultation, partnership and funding are 
    essential to promote women empowerment, especially in 
    infrastructure development and post conflict situations.
     CHALLENGES CAUSING 
      MARGINALISATION 
        OF WOMEN
     .
                           GENERAL STATUS OF WOMEN GLOBALLY
                                                          Social
                                                       Construction 
                                                           and                         Poverty 
                                                        Inequality                     exclusion
                                              Political
                                             Exclusion 
                                                and 
                                           Discriminatio       Situation of 
                                                 n                                              Ethnic 
                     Gender Roles                             systematical                  Discriminatio     Exclusión & 
                                                                                                  n           Discriminatio
                     &                                       disadvantages                                    n
                     Responsibiliti Economic                    for women
                     es                      Exclusion 
                                                                                        Geographica
                                                                                         l exclusion
                                                       Cultural
                                                    Marginalizati
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    •Feminisation of poverty and hunger:  Poverty and hunger have the 
     face of a woman as women are the majority in the poor rural communities 
     especially in sub Saharan Africa and women are the majority in precarious 
     employment like Agriculture, informal economy and domestic employment. 
    •Women are under represented in decision making;
    •Women are burdened with care work which is unpaid and not recognised 
     as part of development of countries.  
    •Women are excluded from key infrastructure development processes;
    •Majority of women are the most victims of violence and sexual harassment 
     hence are more exposed to HIV and AIDs. 
    •In most underdeveloped and developing countries the following is 
     the reality regarding girl child not accessing quality education: -
     a)Because of high school fees, only boys go to school
     b)Many adolescent girls are expected to help out at home
     c)Child marriage restricts girls’ mobility and freedom
     d)Girls fall pregnant at a tender age and eventually drop out of school.
      ZIMBABWE CONTEXT
         ON WOMEN 
       INVOLVEMENT IN 
       INFRASTRUCTURE 
       .
        DEVELOPMENT