SAelections2019 PODCAST | About 14.7-million women are registered for the elections on May 8, compared with 12- million men, and their turn-out rate is higher too.
'The Numbers Don't Lie' is a limited podcast series exploring the data behind the elections, pulling out the stories we didn't know were thereAbout 14.7 million women are registered to vote in the 2019 elections, compared with 12 million men.Statistics SA and the Centre for Social Development in Africa say there are more women voters than men in SA - and they are more likely to vote than men.
Furthermore, while parliament often congratulates itself on its representation of women and our constitutionally enshrined right to equality, this hasn't always translated into improved conditions for women.Take the above, matched with poll findings from the same studies suggesting women are less likely to be partisan.
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