2004

he National Gender Policy (2004) outlines strategies for addressing violence against women and gender based violence.

The main objectives of this policy are to:

• Mainstream gender issues into all sectors in order to eliminate all negative economic, social and cultural practices that impede equality and equity of the sexes.
• Strengthen links between Government, non-governmental organisations and the private sector in mainstreaming of gender in the respective sectors.
• Develop, maintain and provide gender sensitive information and gender disaggregated data for use in planning and project implementation at all levels and in all sectors.
• Promote equal and equitable access, control and ownership of resources in order to address gender inequalities.
• Promote equal advancement of women and men in all sectors.
• Create equal opportunities for women and men in decision making in all areas and at all levels.
• Promote the projection of both women and men's efforts and contributions in national development.
• Establish the institutional framework to ensure implementation of the Gender Policy as well as the monitoring and evaluation of its impact.
• Strengthen the institutional and legal capacity to deal with gender violence, inheritance and land property rights.

Response of the Government of Zimbabwe to the questionnaire on violence against women 2011