Malawi's new female cabinet ministers vow to push for jobs for women

Malawians queue to vote in a re-run of a discredited presidential election in Thyolo, Malawi, on June 23, 2020. [Reuters]

Malawi's newly-elected President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed women to a record 12 of 31 cabinet positions, with the new female leaders vowing to use their roles to help other women.

Women now hold 39% of the ministerial and deputy minister roles in the cabinet appointed by Chakwera, 65, who unseated Peter Mutharika in a re-run presidential election last month, which compared to about 20% in the previous government.