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The party's manifesto was launched in [[Rustenburg]] on March 30th, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Forward launches its manifesto in Rustenburg - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.|url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/women-forward-launches-its-manifesto-in-rustenburg/|website=www.sabcnews.com|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>
The party's manifesto was launched in [[Rustenburg]] on March 30th, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Forward launches its manifesto in Rustenburg - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.|url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/women-forward-launches-its-manifesto-in-rustenburg/|website=www.sabcnews.com|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>

== Membership ==
Women Forward has over 30,000 members within South Africa. Most membership is centered out of [[Limpopo|Limpopo, South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New political party putting "Women Forward"|url=https://genderlinks.org.za/programmes/research-and-monitoring/elections/new-political-party-putting-women-forward-2009-04-17/|date=1970-01-01|website=Gender Links|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> Membership is also open to people who identify as [[LGBT|LGBTQI]] as well as men.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women Forward party aims to give a voice to South African women|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/women-forward-voice-south-african-women/|date=2019-03-25|website=The South African|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref>


==Election results==
==Election results==

Revision as of 16:22, 1 May 2020

Women Forward
PresidentNana Ngobese
Founded25 June 2008 (2008-06-25)
IdeologyFeminism
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures
0 / 430
Website
wf.org.za

Women Forward (WF) is a South African political party founded in June 2008.

Starting as an activist movement in 2007, founder Nana Ngobese (granddaughter of Albert Luthuli) formed a party to contest the 2009 elections.

The party focuses on gender equity and equality, highlighting the fact that there has never been a female finance minister or auditor-general. Ngobese also called for the castration of rapists.[1]

At the party's launch, most of its membership came from Limpopo.[2]

History

Women Forward was founded on June 25th, 2008 as an independent political party out of South Africa.[3]

Ngobese was inspired to create Women Forward by her grandfather's advocacy for "female leadership"; he wrote about the immense influence a mother has on a child as well as how his wife edited every one of his speeches.[4] Ngobese also says women are more naturally "caring" and "inclusive", making them better suited to be leaders.[5]

Ngobese worked as a gender consultant for a decade, and then joined the government. After becoming concerned about the lack of governmental concerns for gender issues, Ngobese decided to start her own political party.[6] Women Forward was founded on June 25th, 2008, as an independent political party out of South Africa.[7]

The party contested the 2009 South African General elections and lost their deposit in the process.[8]

The party's manifesto was launched in Rustenburg on March 30th, 2019.[9]

Membership

Women Forward has over 30,000 members within South Africa. Most membership is centered out of Limpopo, South Africa.[10] Membership is also open to people who identify as LGBTQI as well as men.[11]

Election results

National elections

Election Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Government
2009 5,087 0.03%
0 / 400
 - extraparliamentary
2019 6,108 0.04%
0 / 400
 - extraparliamentary

Provincial elections

Election[12] Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
% Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
2019 - - 0.05% 0/30 0.05% 0/73 0.03% 0/80 0.02% 0/49 - - 0.06% 0/33 - - - -

References

  1. ^ ANA. "Women Forward party calls for castration of rapists". The Citizen. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ "New political party putting "Women Forward". Gender Links. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. ^ "About Us – Women Forward". Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. ^ "New political party putting "Women Forward"". Gender Links. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  5. ^ "Woman Forward Party going to the polls on the 8th of May – eNews Channel Africa". newsvideo.su. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  6. ^ "New political party putting "Women Forward"". Gender Links. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  7. ^ "About Us – Women Forward". Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  8. ^ Nazneen, Sohela (2014). Voicing Demands: Feminist Activism in Transnational Contexts. Zed Books.
  9. ^ "Women Forward launches its manifesto in Rustenburg - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader". www.sabcnews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  10. ^ "New political party putting "Women Forward"". Gender Links. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  11. ^ "Women Forward party aims to give a voice to South African women". The South African. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  12. ^ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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