The emergence of the raging COVID-19 pandemic into the global arena, has in very strong ways, sought to threaten the small gains, on gender equality, women’s representation and participation in democratic processes. This paper therefore considers COVID-19 and its impact on women’s representation and participation in civic and governance processes. These settings are discussed together with opportunities which have since emerged which may re-shape the political landscape in regards to women participation. Lastly, it provides recommendations upon which women can recover the COVID19 shocks and explore to strengthen their representation and participation at all levels of decision-making in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness on the extent at which women participation in
Civic Engagement and democratic processes was impacted by COVID-19 in 2020. It also intends to assist women’s rights advocates and stakeholders designing advocacy programming which targets to address the identified constraints and barriers to women participation in civic engagement and democratic processes

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