38% of Leadership Positions Held by Women Following SWIL Project
Latest Tanzania politics news · 38% of Leadership Positions Held by Women Following SWI… explained · updated Aug 5, 2026 · politics news · government · policy
TLDR
- In collaboration with the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), SWIL supported the launch of an official data abstract in May 2025, documenting women’s representation from community to national level.
- Now, I know that voice was never mine, it was something society taught us.” Maryam is one of 823 women aspirants reached by the SWIL Project between 2024 and 2026, including 27 women with disabilities.
- Today, women make up about 38 percent of leadership positions overall.
- Advocacy efforts contributed to amendments to the Election Act in 2024, which now criminalise violence against women in elections.
- Out of the 823 women reached, 798 participated in intra-party elections in 2025, and 324 were nominated by their political parties to contest in the General Election.